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Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In her hilarious memoir-meets-guide-to-life, comedian (and depressed person) Jacqueline Novak reveals depression's hidden pleasures, advises readers on how to make most of a cat hair-covered life, and helps them summon the strength to shed that bathrobe and face the world. Exhausted? Rundown? Filled with a vague sense of ennui, an occasional twinge of regret, or a hell of a lot of mood stabilizers? Then this is the book for you. How to Weep in Public...
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Coen is having a sniffling, sighing, sobbing kind of day. His family thinks they know how to cheer him up. His dad wants to go outside and play, Mom tells her funniest joke, and his little sister shares her favorite teddy. Nothing helps. But one by one, they get quiet and begin to listen. After some time, space, and reassurance, Coen is able to show them what he needs"--
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Yara Zgheib's poetic and poignant debut novel is a haunting portrait of a young woman's struggle with anorexia on an intimate journey to reclaim her life. The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries, the ice cream. The bread was more difficult, but if she could just lose a little more weight, perhaps she would make the soloists' list. Perhaps if she were lighter, danced better, tried harder, she would be good enough. Perhaps if she just ran...
66) The wave
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When a boy is swept up in a wave of sadness, he finds himself tumbling. But when he remembers that this sadness won't last forever, and that the wave will eventually carry him back to shore, he discovers his friends and family waiting to gently pull him out of the water and back home.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book presents integrative treatment strategies for low mood and depression; offers advice on lifestyle, behavior, and dietary changes; and helps readers assess their own emotional wellness and build personalized plans to manage their moods.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"Depression: out of the Shadows tells the dramatic stories of people of different ages, from diverse backgrounds, who live with various forms of depression. Leading mental health experts highlight the latest scientific research and innovative treatments, offering greater understanding and hope for the millions of people living with this complex, but treatable, disease."--Container.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"17-year-old Morgan is a black teen triumphantly figuring out her identity when her conservative town deems depression as a lack of faith, and blackness as something to be politely ignored"--
72) In the blue
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little girl whose father's world goes from bright and yellow to dark and blue gets frustrated when she is unable to help him, but knows that together, they can do anything.
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction. A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A socially anxious vampire learns he has to save his town by (gulp) working with people. As part of her teshuvah, a girl writes letters to the ex-boyfriend she still loves, revealing that her struggle with angry outbursts is related to PMDD....
74) Icebreaker
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Mickey James III is following in his father's (and grandfather's) skates by playing hockey at Hartland University, but he is not enjoying the situation: for one thing he is seriously depressed, unsure of anything, even whether he can make it as a hockey player (or wants to); more troubling his rival, Jaysen Caulfield, is also on the team and seems to bitterly resent him--and Mickey actually finds Jaysen very attractive and does not know how to deal...
75) Love you anyway
Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The evolving formats of the home video chronicle the life of a young girl from birth to womanhood as she experiences the highs and lows of life alongside her childhood best friend, Lucas. As Mackenzie's struggle with depression worsens over the years, she's forced to find the will to fight alongside the people who love her most. It is an honest, voyeuristic glimpse into the intimate struggles of surviving depression and embracing life's challenges....
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What would you do if everyone you love disappeared? What if it was your fault? For July Fielding, nothing has been the same since that summer before senior year. Once, she had Alex, her loyal best friend, the one who always had her back. She had Sydney, who pushed her during every cross-country run, and who sometimes seemed to know July better than she knew herself. And she had Sam. Sam, who told her she was everything and left her breathless with...
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Urano, S.A.U
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Experimentar alegria es agradable y todos aspiramos a la felicidad. Ahora bien, para alcanzar un estado de alegria y serenidad, es necesario hacer un espacio al resto de las emociones. Estar triste, ansioso, enfadarse o sentir miedo es completamente normal y saludable, por cuanto la evolucion ha disenado el cerebro para sobrevivir, no para ser feliz. Y si queremos experimentar la vida como individuos funcionales y adaptados, no podemos darle la espalda...
Author
Series
Publisher
Debolsillo/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"El demonio de la depresi̤n es una obra fundamental para la comprensi̤n de esta patolog̕a. Solomon explora el fen̤meno a partir de su propia lucha contra la enfermedad y de entrevistas con otros enfermos, m̌dicos, cient̕ficos, pol̕ticos, farmac̤logos y fil̤sofos; as̕ revela la sutil complejidad y la intensa agon̕a que definen a este mal. El libro asume el reto de explicar la depresi̤n y describe el amplio abanico de medicamentos disponibles,...
79) Dark cloud
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Abigail has a dark cloud. One day it appears and then it's always with her, taking different shapes. At school, it's a ball of worries following behind her. At ballet class, it's a fog that gets in the way of her grand jetés. At a birthday party, it's a shadow that takes away her appetite. How can Abigail find a way to step outside her dark cloud when it's always there? And then one day, she has a bright idea. Learning to live with and understand...
Author
Publisher
Atria
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The cofounder of the holistic lifestyle website DailyOM presents a gentle and accessible step-by-step guide to moving from excessive reliance on medications to fundamentally healing yourself through four pillars of natural wellness. Madisyn Taylor was plagued by depression and anxiety, suffering from chronic physical problems that left her desperate for solutions. Spending decades searching for answers, she first turned to the medical community,...
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