Teens reading well

Reading Well for teens suggests recommended reading and digital resources to help you
understand your feelings and boost your confidence. Teens and health and wellbeing
experts have chosen the books to help you manage your emotions and cope with difficult
times.

The booklist is targeted at teenagers (13–18) and includes a range of reading levels and
formats to support less confident readers and encourage engagement.

Look for the Reading Well for teens books in your local library – they’re free to borrow.

Healthy Minds
One in a Hundred Thousand

Linni Ingemundsen

Be resilient: how to build a strong teenage mind for tough times

Nicola Morgan

You Can Change the World!: Everyday Teen Heroes Making a

Difference Everywhere

Margaret Rooke, Kara McHale, Taylor Richardson, Katie Hodgetts,

@KTclimate
 Be Happy Be You: The Teenage Guide to Boost Happiness and
Resilience

Penny Alexander, Becky Goddard-Hill, Collins Kids

Managing Feelings
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Workout for Teens: Skills
and Exercises from ACT and CBT for Healthy Thinking

Paula Nagel, Gary Bainbridge

My Intense Emotions Handbook: Manage Your Emotions

and Connect Better with Others

Sue Knowles, Bridie Gallagher, Hannah Bromley, Emmeline

Pidgen, Kim Golding

Anxiety and Depression

Depression (A Book About)

Holly Duhig, Danielle Webster-Jones

 Hope

Rhian Ivory

Anxiety is Really Strange

Steve Haines, Sophie Standing

My Anxiety Handbook: Getting Back on Track

Sue Knowles, Bridie Gallagher, Phoebe McEwen, Emmeline

Pidgen

Neurodiversity
Wired Differently - 30 Neurodivergent People You Should
Know

Joe Wells, Tim Stringer

 Frankie's World

Aoife Dooley

Body Image
Appearance Anxiety: A Guide to Understanding Body
Dysmorphic Disorder for Young People, Families and
Professionals

Amita Jassi, The National and Specialist OCD, BPD and Related
Disorders Service

Jemima Small Versus the Universe

Tamsin Winter

The Year I Didn't Eat

Samuel Pollen
 The Body Image Book for Girls: Love Yourself and Grow Up
Fearless

Charlotte Markey

Being You: The Body Image Book for Boys

Charlotte Markey, Daniel Hart, Douglas Zacher

Understanding Bereavement and Loss

When Shadows Fall

Sita Brahmachari, Natalie Sirett

You Will Be Okay: Find Strength, Stay Hopeful and Get to Grips
With Grief

Julie Stokes
 A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd

Learning About Life

Stay A Little Longer

Bali Rai

Booked

Kwame Alexander

Boost Your Confidence

Social Anxiety Relief for Teens: A Step-by-Step CBT Guide to Feel
Confident and Comfortable in Any Situation

Bridget Flynn Walker, PhD, Michael A. Tompkins

Surviving Online
Social Media Survival Guide

Holly Bathie, Kate Sutton, Richard Merritt Illustration, The Boy Fitz
Hammond

Sexuality, Gender Identity and Mental Health

Coming Out Stories: Personal Experiences of Coming Out from
Across the LGBTQ+ Spectrum

Emma Goswell, Sam Walker, Tim Sigsworth MBE

Queer Up: An Uplifting Guide to LGBTQ+ Love, Life and Mental

Health

Alexis Caught

Welcome to St Hell: My trans teen misadventure

Lewis Hancox