Recommended Books for Younger Readers
That Deal Well With Mental Health

Psychologist and author Nancy Bo Flood and I try to keep a running list of traditionally published good books for younger readers that deal well with the subject of mental health. We include grief; LGBTQ issues; suicidality; some neuro divergence; but also search out literature that deals with mental illness— mild and severe for both a main character or a MC’s loved one; responsibly, accurately, honestly, and that models positive outcomes and hope for those who feel they are suffering alone.

*Download our Recommended Young Adult, MG, and Picture Book Mental Health Reads list in Word document form here:*

There are scores of great books and more coming every year. You can access the annotated titles, arranged by mental health subject matter (for middle-grade and YA, Grief, Mental illness, LGBTQ, nonfiction, picture books, etc.) with their covers and full story descriptions at BOOKOLOGY MAGAZINE Reading Lists

Mental Health Books for Middle-Grade Readers: Nonfiction, Grief, Character Mental Health, Family Mental Health. LGBQT

Picture Books