From picture books to youth novels to adult novels, some of these featured books are true stories while others are fiction – but all have a message of understanding real feelings and difficulties. If you need a healing book about problem solving, loss, and mental illness or a book that demonstrates empathy, hope, and healing during this time, the ebooks and audiobooks on this list are available for you through Sunflower/Overdrive.
Problem Solving
*Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty (Author), David Roberts (Illustrator)
*The Lemonade Warby Jacqueline Davies
Families Touched by Mental Illness
*Courage for Beginners by Karen Harrington (Author)
*The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (Author)
*Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Author)
Loss
*Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin (Author)
Empathy
*El Deafo by Cece Bell (Author)
Hope and Healing
*Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator)
*Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed (Author)
*Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (Author)
*The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden (Author)
*The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater (Author)
*Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson (Author), Sean Qualls (Illustrator)