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Books selected for readers looking for depression books.

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  1. Holding Up the Universe

    1. Holding Up the Universe

    Jennifer Niven
    Included for strong teen alignment with this depression list.
  2. Nice Try, Jane Sinner

    2. Nice Try, Jane Sinner

    Lianne Oelke
    Included for strong book club alignment with this depression list.
  3. All the Bright Places

    3. All the Bright Places

    Jennifer Niven
    Included for strong book club alignment with this depression list.
  4. Anatomy of a Misfit

    4. Anatomy of a Misfit

    Andrea Portes
    Included for strong book club alignment with this depression list.
  5. The Cartographers

    5. The Cartographers

    Amy Zhang
    Included for strong book club alignment with this depression list.
  6. Made You Up

    6. Made You Up

    Francesca Zappia
    Strong fit for this depression list in the mental illness lane.
  7. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

    7. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

    Carolyn Mackler
    Included for strong teen alignment with this depression list.
  8. Everyone Sux But You

    8. Everyone Sux But You

    K. Wroten
    Included for strong teen alignment with this depression list.
  9. Love & Other Carnivorous Plants

    9. Love & Other Carnivorous Plants

    Florence Gonsalves
    Included for strong book club alignment with this depression list.
  10. The Great American Whatever

    10. The Great American Whatever

    Tim Federle, Simon & Schuster Audio
    Included for strong funny alignment with this depression list.
  11. Every Star That Falls

    11. Every Star That Falls

    Michael Thomas Ford
    Included for strong contemporary alignment with this depression list.
  12. Smooth

    12. Smooth

    Matt Burns
    Fits this list for its focus on depression.
  13. Reasons to Hate Me

    13. Reasons to Hate Me

    Susan Metallo
    Included for strong romance alignment with this depression list.
  14. The Fault in Our Stars

    14. The Fault in Our Stars

    John Green
    Included for strong book club alignment with this depression list.
  15. Hold Still

    15. Hold Still

    Nina LaCour
    Included for strong teen alignment with this depression list.
  16. The Symptoms of My Insanity

    16. The Symptoms of My Insanity

    Mindy Raf
    Included for strong year alignment with this depression list.
  17. Frankie

    17. Frankie

    Shivaun Plozza
    Included for strong fiction alignment with this depression list.
  18. Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

    18. Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

    Evan Roskos
    Fits this list for its focus on depression.
  19. Looking for Alaska

    19. Looking for Alaska

    John Green
    Included for strong book club alignment with this depression list.
  20. Tin Heart

    20. Tin Heart

    Shivaun Plozza
    Included for strong teen alignment with this depression list.
  21. Dear Heartbreak

    21. Dear Heartbreak

    Heather Demetrios
    Included for strong short story alignment with this depression list.
  22. We Are the Ants

    22. We Are the Ants

    Shaun David Hutchinson
    Included for strong world alignment with this depression list.
  23. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

    23. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

    Chris Crutcher
    Included for strong young alignment with this depression list.
  24. Picture US in the Light

    24. Picture US in the Light

    Kelly Loy Gilbert
    Included for strong teens alignment with this depression list.

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