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Teen Angst? Naaah… by Ned Vizzini

Ned Vizzini offers an authentic and raw portrayal of the crushing anxiety many teens experience, and which often is dismissed as simple 'angst'. In this classic testament to high school, Ned invites you into his world of school, parents, cool (and almost cool), music (the good and bad), friends, fame, camp, sex (sort of), Cancún (almost), prom, beer, video games, and more. This is a quasi-autobiographical examination of one high schooler's battle with social anxiety, written when the author was just nineteen.

Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne All Evie wants is to be

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid When Emira is apprehended at a supermarket for 'kidnapping' the white child she's actually babysitting, it sets off an explosive chain of events. Her employer Alix, a feminist blogger with the best of intentions, resolves to make things right. But Emira herself is aimless, broke and wary of Alix's desire to help. S mart, fast-paced and beautifully observed, Reid tackles timely themes around race and political correctness with wit and verve.

normal. And now that she's almost off her meds and at a new college where no one knows her as the-girl-who went-nuts, there's only one thing left to tick off her list...But relationships can mess with anyone's head - something Evie's new friends Amber and Lottie know only too well. The trouble is, if Evie won't tell them her secrets, how can they stop her making a huge mistake? A brutal and brilliant takedown of how we talk about mental illness, feminism, and friendship.