Book Recommendations
Dear Evan Hansen
Be More Chill
It’s Kind of A Funny Story
History is All You Left Me
They Both Die in The End
Turtles All The Way Down There
Hold Still
All The Bright Places
Dear Evan Hansen (RECOMMENDED)
Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony-Award winning musical and bestselling novel, has sparked recognition for a foundation of social belonging. Dear Evan Hansen THE NOVEL was written by Val Emmich, author, with the creators of the broadway show, playwright Steven Levenson, lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, in 2018; the musical releasing in 2021. Facading a great lie with one letter transformed Evan Hansen, an social anxiety-prescribed highschool senior, into a mental health phenomenon across the globe — but will he be able to ignite the flame of lies going forward for him to be found?
Be More Chill (RECOMMENDED)
Jeremy Heere, an unpopular student among his classmates, is trying his best, with his best friend, Micheal Mell, to survive his hell of highschool. Be More Chill was written by Ned Vizzini, famous storywriter, and broadcasted in 2015. Trying to not be a loser, Jeremey decides to impress his crush, Christine Canigula, by accepting a “Squip,” a systematic pill that will implant a nanoCPU into his brain. Jeremy's Squip made him “popular” and well-known —- temporarily. How will his false popularity get him to ask out the girl of his dreams? Keep a bro-ship with Micheal? His father? The entire school?
They Both Die In The End (RECOMMENDED)
Written on September 5, 2017, Adam Silvera, #1 New York Bestselling author, They Both Die At The End performs the meaning of cherishing life on every page. Awaiting for the infamous “death call,” Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emerterio, living polar opposite lives, are going to die within twenty-four hours. Meeting on the Last Friend app, Mateo and Rufus unravel the goodness and struggles their lives had through their last adventure of their lifetime within one day.
Turtles All The Way Down
Turtles All The Way Down, John Green’s fifth book, is a figurative expression used to define “infinite regression,” the infinite cycle of returning to Square 1. Turtle All The Way Down puts the life of Aza Holmes, diagnosed with OCD and anxiety, into this infinite cycle, starting with her search for a missing billionaire for a cash reward. Will this regressed cycle revert Aza to Square 1 of her search, or will her spiral of thoughts drag her backwards?
It’s Kind Of A Funny Story (RECOMMENDED)
Have you ever wanted something so much, like getting into your dream job, until the pressure your desire delivers becomes unbearable? It’s Kind Of A Funny Story was inspired by the mental health struggles Ned Vizzini had faced. In the book, Craig Gilner, an ambitious teenager who strives to succeed in life, enrolling himself to an elite highschool. Craig had thought he’s leading himself to the right path. Little does he know, the pressure of success is slowly eating away at his mental health.
History Is All Your Left Me
Impulsiveness was all that filled Griffin when his first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, died in a drowning accident. Adam Silvera captures obsession and repulsiveness with the loss of a contributing character and the process of moving forward. The grief Griffin feels can only be understood by Jackson. While his internal aching shallows his heart, Griffin learns to rebuild his future after the loss of his beloved Theo with Jackson’s comfort.
Hold Still
Suicide is never an option. Written by Nina LaCour, Hold Still is a book about losing and refinding hope. The devastation Caitlin experienced when she read her best friend’s final letter. Succumbing to her depression, Ingrid, Caitlin’s best friend, commited suicide, Caitlin had lost hope in her relationships and life. Knowing that moving forward is her only option, she makes new friends and rebuilds her relationships, renewing her life with Ingrid’s spiritual bond.
All The Bright Places
Grappling polar opposite personalities, Jennifer Niven’s All The Bright Places combines The Fault In Our Stars and Eleanor and Park into one book. The book takes place with a death-fascinated boy, Finch, and a girl, Violet, who is barely tackling life after her sister’s death. Meeting on the ledge of a belltower, Finch and Violet discover their lost days. Violet’s world starts to grow again after discovering importance in living, however Finch, who can be himself around the precious girl, finds his world shrinking.
Note: If you are suffering from mental health, please remember that you are not alone and that you can seek help from family, friends, teachers, mental health supporters, and the like!
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