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• Challenger Deep

  Shusterman, Neal

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  Caden Bosch is on a ship that’s headed for the deepest point of the Marianas Trench. He is also a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behavior. Neal Shusterman is open about his son Brendan, the book's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chaos Theory

  Stone, Nic

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  In this novel about mental illness and discovering you are worthy of love, an academically gifted senior with bipolar disorder meets a politician’s son struggling with grief and addiction. Shelbi and Andy's close friendship develops into more. Nic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Turtles All the Way Down

  Green, John, 1977-

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  Aza and her friend, Daisy, are trying to solve the mystery of a fugitive billionaire. Aza is trying to be a good daughter, friend, student, and maybe even detective, while trying to deal with the tightening spiral of her own thoughts as she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In Limbo

  Lee, Deb JJ

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  A graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl’s coming of age. After her family emigrates from South Korea, Deb struggles to fit in. As high school pressures ramp up and everything gets harder, she is caught in limbo and her mental health plummets.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• For a Muse of Fire

  Heilig, Heidi

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  The first installment of this fantasy trilogy follows Jetta, a teenager who uses forbidden magic to bind the souls of the recently departed to puppets. But seeing spirits is not the only thing that plagues Jetta; she also struggles with bipolar…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Radio Silence

  Oseman, Alice

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  Academically obsessed Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favorite podcast. Their true friendship unlocks her ability to be herself, until the trust in their fragile friendship is broken when the podcast goes viral. (Theme: Depression)

• You Should See Me in a Crown

  Johnson, Leah (Young adult author)

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  When a scholarship falls through, Lis, who typically tries to blend in and fly under the radar due to her anxiety, decides to run for prom queen in an attempt to win the accompanying scholarship.

• The Silence That Binds Us

  Ho, Joanna

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  Maybelline Chen isn’t the daughter her Chinese Taiwanese American mother wants her to be, especially compared to her Princeton-bound brother Danny. But Danny secretly struggles with depression, and when he dies by suicide, May’s world is shattered.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heartstopper. Volume 4

  Oseman, Alice

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  Charlie and Nick are officially boyfriends, and Nick is beginning to worry that Charlie has an eating disorder. A beautiful story of young love, friendship, and loyalty, "Heartstopper" explores how to be there for your friends and loved ones when…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Chandler Legacies

  Nazemian, Abdi

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  At Chandler, an elite boarding school, five teens are brought together in a coveted writing group, where friendships are born and secrets are revealed. They try to write their truths, but is truth enough to change the longstanding culture of…Read moreRead more of this annotation