Books about mental health and mental illness can be wonderful tools to de-stigmatize, educate, or make you feel less alone about what you’re going through.
And YA is a bomb genre to do that.
But at the same time, it’s easy to miss the mark when writing about sensitive topics, so we want to know: What are your favorite YA books that actually nail it?
Maybe there’s a book that helped illuminate something you were going through but didn’t know how to articulate.
Or maybe there's one you always rec for people who want to understand a loved one's struggle.
Maybe a book is your favorite because it actually hits on a super-underrepresented identity.
Maybe there’s a great novel where characters grapple with mental health problems — without the whole book revolving around it.
Or maybe there’s one that blew you away with how truthfully it portrays a mental illness?
Share your favorites in the comments below and make sure to say what makes it so magical.
