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Do you love to read? Are you looking for peers who share that love? Look no further than our Teen Book Club at the Aurora Library!

With mental illness being in the media more and more, not all representation is positive. These books feature relatable characters struggling with mental health problems that are treated with the love and compassion they deserve.

Young-adult books have recently been doing an exceptionally valuable job of incorporating mental health issues into their stories. Following is a list of books that represent various aspects of mental health issues and how people deal with them. 

Trigger Warning: not taking medication Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl, but being a girl isn’t easy when you look like a boy, especially when you’re in the eighth grade. Dunkin Dorfman, birth name Norbert Dorfman, is dealing with bipolar disorder and has just moved from the New Jersey town he’s called home for the past thirteen years. This would be hard enough, but the fact that he’s also hiding from a painful secret makes it even worse. This dual narrative follows ...