Reading Well for young adults

One in ten teenagers experience a mental health issue during their adolescence. Reading Well for young people is a scheme to help young people aged 13-18 years manage their mental health, wellbeing and resilience using recommended reading.

You can reserve any of the items below. Online reservations are easy, free and
delivered to the library of your choice.

Books marked with a * are also available, free of charge, as an e-book. 

General

• Stuff that sucks : accepting what you can't change and committing to what you can by Ben Sedley
• Mind your head by Juno Dawson
• House of windows by Alexia Casale *
• Quiet the mind : an illustrated guide on how to meditate by Matthew Johnstone
• Blame my brain : the amazing teenage brain revealed by Nicola Morgan 
• Every day by David Levithan
• The Self-Esteem Team's guide to sex, drugs and WTFs?!! by Grace Barrett *
• Kite spirit by Sita Brahmachari
• I'll give you the sun by Jandy Nelson *

ADHD

• Putting on the brakes : understanding and taking control of your ADD or ADHD by Patricia Quinn

Anxiety

• My anxious mind : a teen's guide to managing anxiety and panic by Michael A.Tompkins 
• Anxiety survival guide for teens : CBT skills to overcome fear, worry, and panic by Jennifer Shannon 
• The shyness and social anxiety workbook for teens : CBT and act skills to help you build social confidence by Jennifer Shannon 
• The perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky *

Autism Spectrum Disorder

• The reason I jump : one boy's voice from the silence of autism by Naoki Higashida 
• Freaks, geeks and Asperger syndrome : a user guide to adolescence by Luke Jackson 
• The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon *

Body image and eating disorders

• Banish your body image thief by Kate Collins-Donnelly 
• Can I tell you about eating disorders? : a guide for friends, family and professionals by Bryan Lask 
• Tyranny: I keep you thin by Lesley Fairfield 

Bullying

• Bullies, cyberbullies and frenemies by Michele Elliot
• Vicious :True Stories by Teens About Bullying by Hope Vanderberg 

Confidence and self-esteem

• Banish your self-esteem thief : a cognitive behavioural therapy workbook on building positive self-esteem for young people by Kate Collins-Donnelly
• Self-esteem and being YOU by Anita Naik
• Face by Benjamin Zephaniah *

Depression

• Am I depressed and what can I do about it?: a CBT self-help guide for teenagers experiencing low mood and depression by Shirley Reynolds
• I had a black dog : his name was depression by Matthew Johnstone
• Can I tell you about depression? : a guide for friends, family and professionals by Christopher Dowrick 

Mood swings

• Don't let your emotions run your life for teens : dialectical behavior therapy skills for helping teens manage mood swings, control angry outbursts, and get along with others by Sheri Van Dijk 

OCD

• Touch and go Joe : an adolescent's experience of OCD by Joe Wells 
• Breaking free from OCD : a CBT guide for young people and their families by Jo Derisley 
• The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten 

Self-harm

• Truth About Self-harm : For young people and their friends and families by Celia Richardson

Stress

• Fighting invisible tigers : stress management for teens by Earl Hipp 
• The Teenage Guide to Stress by Nicola Morgan