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2023 Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Lariat List 2023
Read With Jenna Book Club
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Lariat List 2023
Read With Jenna Book Club
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet comes a powerful novel about the love that binds one family of women across generations. Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Seattle's former poet laureate, that's how she describes channeling her dissociative episodes and mental breakdowns into her art. But when her five-year-old daughter, Annabel, exhibits the same behavior and begins remembering...
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Bluebird Books for Life, an imprint of Pan Macmillan
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English
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"Am I normal?' 'What's an anxiety disorder?' 'Does therapy work?' These are just a few of the questions Natasha Devon is asked as she travels the UK campaigning for better mental health awareness and provision. Here, Natasha calls upon experts in the fields of psychology, neuroscience and anthropology to debunk and demystify the full spectrum of mental health. From A (Anxiety) to Z (Zero F*cks - the art of high self-esteem) via everything from body...
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Little, Brown and Company
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First edition.
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English
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Twelve-year-old Sarah writes letters to her hero, To Kill a Mockingbird's Atticus Finch, for help understanding her mentally ill mother, her first real crush, and life in her small Texas town, all in the course of one momentous summer.
8) Rain rising
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Rain novels volume 1
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Rain, who struggles with low self-esteem, must overcome sadness after her older brother Xander is severely beaten up at a frat party, but through the help of an after-school circle group, Rain finds the courage to help herself and her family heal.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
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An investigation into the types, physiological sources, and cultural resonances of hallucinations traces everything from the disorientations of sleep and intoxication to the manifestations of injury and illness.
10) The escape
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Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
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English
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Avery, the police chief's daughter, risks her life to uncover the truth about the murder of a friend, Adam, who disappeared during a hike in the woods with his neighbor, Fletcher, whom she later found covered in blood and with no memory of what happened.
11) Splintered
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Series
Splintered volume 1
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English
Description
A descendant of the inspiration for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, sixteen-year-old Alyssa Gardner fears she is mentally ill like her mother until she finds that Wonderland is real and, if she passes a series of tests to fix Alice's mistakes, she may save her family from their curse.
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Annick Press
Language
English
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"Heartbreakingly honest and quietly funny, this #ownvoices graphic novel from a debut creator is a refreshingly real exploration of mental health, cultural differences, and the trials of middle school. Livy is already having trouble fitting in as the new girl at school--and then there's Viola. Viola is Livy's anxiety brought to life, a shadowy twin that only Livy can see or hear. Livy tries to push back against Viola's relentless judgment, but nothing...
13) Follow me back
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Series
Follow me back volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc
Language
English
Description
Told through police transcripts, tweets, direct messages, and two voices, pop sensation Eric inadvertently falls in love with his biggest fan, agoraphobic Tessa, through deception, leading to a real-life meeting with dire consequences.
15) Mind your head
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Publisher
Hot Key Books
Language
English
Description
This is an important book about something that affects everybody - your own mental health, covering everything from exam stress and anxiety through to self-harm, eating disorders, and more. Juno Dawson's view is that your mental health is just as important as your physical health and that we should be able to talk about it just as much as our own physical health, and without embarrassment. With advice from trained clinical psychologist Dr. Olivia...
17) Asylum
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"Three teens at a summer program for gifted students uncover shocking secets in the sanatorium-turned-dorm where they're staying--secrets that link them all to the asylum's dark past"--
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Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
Norah has agoraphobia and OCD. She meets Luke when her groceries are left on the porch, and she can't even step out to get them. As their friendship grows deeper, Norah realizes Luke deserves a normal girl. One who can lie on the front lawn and look up at the stars. One who isn't so screwed up. Can she let him go, or will she find the strength to face her demons?
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Twelve-year-old Della Kelly of Maryville, North Carolina, tries to come to terms with her mother's mental illness while her father struggles to save the farm from a record-breaking drought.
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