Self help books

There is a collection of books that can help you cope with the pressures of life, boost your confidence and help you with difficult feelings and experiences.  

The books are available to loan for all students.  You might also like to visit the ‘SHELF HELP’ site reading-well.org.uk/shelfhelp

General

Blame My Brain – Nicola Walker
Mind Your Head – Jude Dawson
Stuff that Sucks – Ben Sedley
The Self-Esteem Team’s Guide to Sex, Drugs and WTFs? – The Self Esteem Team
Every Day (Fiction) – David Levithan
House of Windows (Fiction) – Alexia Casale
I’ll Give You the Sun (Fiction) – Jandy Nelson
Kite Spirit (Fiction) – Sita Brahmachari
Quiet in the Mind (Graphic Novel) – Matthew Johnstone

ADHD

Putting on the Brakes: Understanding and Taking Control of Your ADD or ADHD – Patricia Quinn and Judith Stern

ANXIETY, WORRY AND PANIC

My Anxious Mind – Michael Tompkins and Katherine Martinez
The Anxiety Survival Guide for Teens – Jennifer Shannon
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens – Jennifer Shannon

AUTISM AND ASPERGER SYNDROME

Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome – Luke Jackson
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Fiction) – Mark Haddon
The Reason I Jump (Memoir) – Naoki Higashida

BODY IMAGE AND DISORDERS

Can I Tell You About Eating Disorders? – Bryan Lask and Lucy Watson
Banish Your Body Image Thief – Kate Collins-Donnelly
Tyranny (Graphic Novel) – Lesley Fairfield

BULLYING

Bullies, Cyberbullies and Frenemies (Memoir) – Michael Elliot
Vicious, True Stories by Teens About Bullying – Ed Hope Vanderberg

CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM

Banish Your Self-Esteem Thief – Kate Collins-Donnelly
Self Esteem and Being You – Anita Naik
Face (Fiction) – Benjamin Zephaniah

DEPRESSION

Am I Depressed and What Can I Do About It? – Shirley Reynolds and Monika Parkinson
Can I Tell You About Depression? – Christopher Dorwick and Susan Martin
I Had a Black Dog (Graphic Novel) – Matthew Johnstone

MOOD SWINGS

Don’t Let Your Emotions Ruin Your Life for Teens – Shen Van Dijk

SELF-HARM

The Truth About Self-Harm – Celia Richardson

OCD

Breaking Free from OCF – Jo Derisley and others
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B (Fiction) – Teresa Troten
Touch and Go Joe (Memoir) – Joe Wells

STRESS

Fighting Invisible Tigers – Earl Hipp
The Teenage Guide to Stress – Nicola Morgan