John Green’s latest unputdownable YA novel, Turtles All the Way Down, tackles the tough topic of anxiety disorders, specifically Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. As Michael Cart writes in his starred review, ” Green, a master of deeply felt material, handles all of this with aplomb. With its attention to ideas and trademark introspection, it’s a challenging but richly rewarding read. It is also the most mature of Green’s work to date and deserving of all the accolades that are sure to come its way.”
Fans of Green’s crossover novels move easily between teen and adult titles. So, offer those interested in explorations of mental health books from both sides of the aisle.
John Green’s latest unputdownable YA novel,
All the Bright Places, by Jennifer Niven
A Beautiful Mind, by Sylvia Nasar
Challenger Deep, by Neal Shusterman
Crazy, by Han Nolan
Cut, by Patricia McCormick
Every Last Word, by Tamara Stone
Finding Audrey, by Sophie Kinslla
Girl, Interrupted, by Susanna Kaysen
Hold Still, by Nina LaCour
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened, by Allie Brosh
Invisible, by Pete Hautman
It’s Kind of a Funny Story, by Ned Vizzini
Lowboy, by John Wray
Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety, by Daniel B. Smith
OCD Love Story, by Corey Ann Haydu
OCD, the Dude, and Me, by Lauren Roedy Vaughn
Prozac Nation, by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Ten Things I Can See from Here, by Carrie Mac
Under the Rose-Tainted Skies, by Louise Gornall
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B, by Teresa Toten
An Unquiet Mind, by Kay Redfield Jamison