Comments | notsoyoungadult: Depression

thefolksinger in notsoyoungadult

Depression

Feb 04, 2007 10:21

I need your help in terms of bibliotherapy - I am looking for book recommendations where the protagonists experience depression.

The only great book I can think of is Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak. Any suggestions are really appreciated!

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readinfiend February 5 2007, 01:20:05 UTC

Ah, Damage by A.M. Jenkins was excellent. Popular high school boy with severe depression, told from his POV. One of my favorite reads of '03.

dawn_moon February 6 2007, 00:35:01 UTC

If you want another book that's not so young adult, there's also Prozac Nation (or so I've heard) that is supposed to be good.

sheba61 February 8 2007, 20:15:49 UTC

I would wholeheartedly recommend the YA book 'Izzy Willy-Nilly' by Cynthia Voigt.

It's one of my favourite books. It's about a young girl who is involved in a car accident, which results in the amputation of her leg.

It's one of the most genuine depictions of depression I have ever read in a YA novel. A definite must-read.