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Author
Series
Darius the Great volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Temple Grandin discusses the research that is transforming our understanding of the autistic brain. Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, she introduces the neuroimaging advances and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scans from numerous studies.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A scathing, deeply-researched foray into the invisible, uncompensated work women perform every day "Emotional labor." The term might sound familiar. . .but what does it mean exactly? Initially used to describe the unnamed yet crucial labor flight attendants did to make guests feel welcomed and safe, the phrase has burst into the national lexicon in recent years. The examples, whispered among friends and posted online, are endless. A woman is tasked...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Relegated to the care of an eccentric great-aunt after her mentally unbalanced mother's accidental death, 12-year-old CeeCee is quickly surrounded by the strong women and cultural elements of her new Savannah community.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
291 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1954, researchers at the newly formed National Institute of Mental Health set out to study the genetics of schizophrenia. When they got word that four 24-year-old identical quadruplets in Lansing, Michigan, had all been diagnosed with the mental illness, they could hardly believe their ears. Here was incontrovertible proof of hereditary transmission and, thus, a chance to bring international fame to their fledgling institution. The case of the...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
281 p.; 25 cm.
Language
English
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.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Small changes work. In this practical ebook, wellness expert Brett Blumenthal reveals how to hone in on the mind as the foundation of overall health and well-being. She presents one small, achievable change every week-from developing music appreciation to eating brain-boosting foods, practicing mono-tasking, incorporating play, and more. The accumulation of these lifestyle changes ultimately leads to improved memory, less stress, increased productivity,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett's son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective,...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2020].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Most of us are constantly plugged in and stressed out—tethered to our phones and e-mail, overworked and inactive at our desk jobs, and out of touch with what our bodies and our brains really need. Clean Mind, Clean Body is the ultimate reset button, an immersive experience in mental and physical self-care that will transform your daily routine and your habits." -- Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 288 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author describes life growing up different in an odd family, his unusual talents, his struggle to live a "normal" life, his diagnosis at the age of forty with Asperger's syndrome, and the dramatic changes that have occurred since that diagnosis.
15) In the Blue
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company, an imprint of Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
As one father embarks on an emotional journey, his daughter will navigate life lived in and around his depression. Most days the sun won’t be able to peek through the clouds. But with each new wave of change, love will always bond them together.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As Jenny Lawson's hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken (in the best possible way), she explores her experimental treatment of transcranial magnetic stimulation with brutal honesty. But also with brutal humor: "People do different things to distract themselves during each treatment. I embroider. It feels fitting. I'm being magnetically stabbed in the head thousands of times as I'm stabbing the embroidery myself....
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world--where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she)"--
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
284 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Showing what life is like as a nonbinary or genderqueer person, this book explores relationships, mental and physical health, language use and identity and appearance, providing advice for nonbinary people and how friends and family can support them.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 285 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1989, Robert B. Oxnam, the successful China scholar and president of the Asia Society, faced up to what he thought was his biggest personal challenge: alcoholism. But, this dependency masked a problem far more serious: Multiple Personality Disorder.
At the peak of his professional career, after having led the Asia Society for nearly a decade, Oxnam was haunted by periodic blackouts and episodic rages. After his family and friends intervened, Oxnam...