| Other author/creator | Burkhart, Jessica editor. |
| Included Work | Johnson, Maureen, 1973- Stupid monsters and child surgeons. |
| Included Work | Wells, Robison E. Twenty pills. |
| Included Work | Oliver, Lauren, 1982- Light and dark. |
| Included Work | Armentrout, Jennifer L. Escape clause. |
| Included Work | Reed, Amy Lynn. Twins. |
| Included Work | Pike, Aprilynne. Emphasis on the C. |
| Included Work | Wilson, Rachel M., 1977- I am not this. |
| Included Work | Wells, Dan, 1977- Girl in the kitchen. |
| Included Work | Benson, Amber, 1977- Therapy. |
| Included Work | Anderson, E. Kristin, 1982- This is how you unravel. |
| Included Work | Fine, Sarah. Some stuff. |
| Included Work | Fiore, Kelly. Beyond the bottom. |
| Included Work | Hopkins, Ellen All I see is hope. |
| Included Work | Neumyer, Scott, 1980- This thing inside me. |
| Included Work | Chappell, Crissa-Jean. OCD. My tentacled monster. |
| Included Work | Block, Francesca Lia. Dirk. |
| Included Work | Kelly, Tara. Waiting for the bad. |
| Included Work | McCreight, Kimberly Numb. |
| Included Work | Kelley Hall, Megan. My depression. |
| Included Work | Moskowitz, Hannah. Everything and anything. |
| Included Work | Mahoney, Karen. Better than normal. |
| Included Work | Pollock, Tom (Tom H.). What if. |
| Included Work | Balog, Cyn. Objects in the mirror. |
| Included Work | Marr, Melissa. How to deal with me. |
| Included Work | Toliver, Wendy. Life by the slice. |
| Included Work | Rodriguez, Cindy L., 1971- I'm a survivor. |
| Included Work | Ganger, Candace. Anxiety, the weed. |
| Included Work | Zarr, Sara By any means necessary. |
| Included Work | Hand, Cynthia, 1978- Put on a happy face. |
| Included Work | Stork, Francisco X. My two-headed monster friend. |
| Included Work | Burkhart, Jessica It all ends here. |
| Contents |
Stupid monsters and child surgeons / Maureen Johnson -- Twenty pills / Robison Wells -- Light and dark / Lauren Oliver -- Escape clause / Jennifer L. Armentrout -- Twins / Amy Reed -- Emphasis on the C / Aprilynne Pike -- I am not this / Rachel M. Wilson -- The girl in the kitchen / Dan Wells -- Therapy : the gift I gave myself / Amber Benson -- This is how you unravel / E. Kristin Anderson -- Some stuff / Sarah Fine -- Beyond the bottom / Kelly Fiore-Stultz -- All I see is hope / Ellen Hopkins -- This thing inside me / Scott Neumyer -- OCD: my tentacled monster / Crissa-Jean Chappell -- Dirk / Francesca Lia Block -- Waiting for the bad / Tara Kelly -- Numb / Kimberly McCreight -- My depression: a rock and a hard place / Megan Kelley Hall -- Everything and anything / Hanna Moskowitz -- Better than normal / Karen Mahoney -- What if? / Tom Pollock -- Objects in the mirror ... / Cyn Balog -- How to deal with me ... and my PTSD / Melissa Marr -- Life by the slice / Wendy Toliver -- I'm a survivor / Cindy L. Rodriguez -- Anxiety, the weed / Candace Ganger -- By any means necessary / Sara Zarr -- Put on a happy face / Cynthia Hand -- My two-headed monster friend / Francisco X. Stork -- It all ends here / Jessica Burkhart. |
| Abstract |
Thirty-one young adult authors share their own struggles with mental illness, ranging from such topics as neurodiversity and addiction to OCD and PTSD. |
| General note | Includes webliography. |
| Interest age level |
Ages 14 and up |
| Interest grade level |
Grades 9-12 |
| Audience |
920 Lexile |
| Genre/form | Anecdotes. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Young adult non-fiction. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| LCCN | 2018930091 |
| ISBN | 9781481494649 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1481494643 (hardcover) |
