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Brave Minds: Mental Health Reads for Teens & Young Adults

The Brave Minds playlist highlights emotional journeys relevant to teens and young adults as they navigate mental health in relation to their identity and growth.

We Are All So Good at Smiling

By: Amber McBride
Narrated by: Amber McBride
Length: 3 hours 45 minutes

"McBride brings a special gift to this production by narrating her own material." - AudioFile Magazine


This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is We Are All So Good at Smiling.

This program is read by the author.

They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult...
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Highly Illogical Behavior

By: John Corey Whaley
Narrated by: Robbie Daymond & Julia Whelan
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Teen and adult fans of All The Bright Places, Me and Earl and the Dying Girland Everything, Everything will adore this quirky story of coming-of-age, coming out, friendship, love...and agoraphobia.

Sixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic. He hasn’t left the house in three years, which is fine by him.

Ambitious Lisa desperately wants to get... Read more

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Ab(solutely) Normal

Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes

By: Mercedes Acosta, Francisco Stork, Isabel Quintero, Jonathan Kastin, Anna Drury, Nikki Grimes, Val Howlett, Alechia Dow, Patrick Downes, Sonia Patel, Marcella Pixley, Ebony Stewart, James Bird, Karen Bao, Nora Shalaway Carpenter & Rocky Callen
Narrated by: Priya Ayyar, Merissa Czyz, Maxwell Glick, Tamika Katon-Donegal, Sophie Oda, Vico Ortiz, Ana Osorio & Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Sixteen extraordinary authors subvert mental health stereotypes in this powerful and uplifting mix-genre collection of fiction.

A boxer whose strength is tested more outside the ring than in it. A hiker who develops magical powers when her serotonin is finally balanced. A teen activist wrestling with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A boy whose... Read more

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The Reason I Jump

The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

By: Naoki Higashida
Narrated by: Tom Picasso
Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

You' ve never read a book like The Reason I Jump. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought... Read more

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Anger Is a Gift

A Novel

By: Mark Oshiro
Narrated by: Mark Oshiro
Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

A story of resilience and loss, love and family, Mark Oshiro's Anger is a Gift testifies to the vulnerability and strength of a community living within a system of oppression

Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media' s vilification of his father and lack of... Read more

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The Beasts in Your Brain

Understanding and Living with Anxiety and Depression

By: Katherine Speller
Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

It's hard enough to admit that you're struggling, but how do you even begin to navigate getting help when it feels like there's an enormous gap between you, your peers, and the adults in your life who keep saying they want to support you but just don't seem to get it?



The Beasts in Your Brain is a guide and companion equally for you and your... Read more

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Where to Start

A Survival Guide to Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mental Health Challenges

By: Mental Health America
Narrated by: Max Meyers
Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

A comforting and useful resource for anyone who’s struggling emotionally and looking for help, from the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness

It can be extremely hard to figure out what’s going on in our own heads when we are suffering—when we feel alone and unworthy and... Read more

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The Cartographers

By: Amy Zhang
Narrated by: Jennifer Aquino
Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

“Arresting, heartbreaking, and meditative.”—ALA Booklist (starred review)“Hand this to anyone trying their best wobbling through the precarious and precious parts of life.”Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)“An intriguing dynamic and a twist on the typical romance arc.”Kirkus ReviewsStruggling to balance the... Read more

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Darius the Great Is Not Okay

By: Adib Khorram
Narrated by: Michael Levi Harris
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

“Darius is struggling. He doesn't fit in at school. He has trouble making friends. He's bullied. And to top that off, he's plagued by horribly negative thoughts including the very painful feeling that his father doesn't like him and wishes to replace him with his younger sister. Darius, indeed, is not okay. Everything changes when Darius meets... Read more

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Monday's Not Coming

By: Tiffany D. Jackson
Narrated by: Imani Parks
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

“My heart ached as the teenaged protagonist Claudia struggled to make sense of why her best friend Monday is simply gone. As Claudia reaches out to peers and adults again and again, you can feel her frustration with things out of her control. The actor on the audio book was a perfect choice to narrate. The book serves as an important reminder... Read more

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Me (Moth)

(National Book Award Finalist)

By: Amber McBride
Narrated by: Amber McBride
Length: 3 hours 24 minutes

"This magical audiobook echoes the desire to truly understand yourself and be seen as you are, and the twist ending will leave listeners stunned." -AudioFile Magazine

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A debut YA novel-in-verse by Amber McBride, Me (Moth) is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses... Read more

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The Cost of Knowing

By: Brittney Morris
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

“Overall a good book. The author has a unique way of touching on racial tension while also dealing with family dynamics. The portrayal of the relationship between the two brothers was enjoyable. Even though you go into the book knowing the ending, you find yourself hoping it will change before you get there. A warning that some of the... Read more

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When It All Syncs Up

When It All Syncs Up: Book #1

By: Maya Ameyaw
Narrated by: Max Amani
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

“Beautifully dark and moving.” —Joya Goffney, author of Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry and Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl

A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dance on her own terms in this explosive debut about the healing power of art and friendship, perfect for fans of Heartstopper... Read more

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I Am Not Alone

By: Francisco X. Stork
Narrated by: Christian Barillas & Gail Shalan
Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork revisits some of the themes and ideas that made Marcelo in the Real World such an unforgettable novel.Alberto's life isn't easy: He's an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who lives with his sister's abusive boyfriend-but he'd always accepted his place in the world. Until he starts hearing the voice of a... Read more

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Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington
Narrated by: Angel Pean
Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-inducing world, from the author of For Black Girls Like Me and In the Key of Us.

I'm safe here.

That's how Sadie feels, on a perfect summer day, wrapped in her girlfriend's arms. School is out, and even though she’s been struggling to manage her... Read more

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Challenger Deep

By: Neal Shusterman
Narrated by: Michael Curran-Dorsano
Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

National Book Award * Golden Kite Award Winner * Six Starred ReviewsA captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman.Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern... Read more

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Chaos Theory

By: Nic Stone
Narrated by: Nic Stone & Dion Graham
Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

“It's not often that you get a book that deals with very heavy subjects, like mental illness or alcoholism in teenagers, and yet is at the same time incredibly sweet and heartwarming. Stone has pulled this off, and it's absolutely worth reading, though I recommend it on audio. Stone does a good job with Shelby's narration, but it's Dion Graham... Read more

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Black Girl Unlimited

The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard

By: Echo Brown
Narrated by: Echo Brown
Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

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"Just brilliant."—Kirkus Reviews

Heavily autobiographical and infused with magical realism, Black Girl Unlimited fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual violence, depression, racism, and sexism—all through the arc of a transcendent coming-of-age story for fans of Renee Watson's Piecing Me...
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