2 minute read
Book Club
MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and with all that is going on in the world here’s a selection of novels, both new and old, which focus on mental health and helps normalize care for difficult emotions for readers of all ages.
Books about Mental Health for Children and Teens
Out of a Jarby Deborah Marcero and A Blue Kind of Dayby Rachel Tomlinson are critically acclaimed picture books about acknowledging and understanding overwhelming emotions, and learning how to express or address them in healthy ways. Hattie Harmony: Worry Detectiveby Elizabeth Olsen (of Marvel fame!) and Robbie Arnett is a lovable cat detective that they wrote to “create a relatable character who made talking about complicated feelings fun and engaging for kids.”
Middle grade readers can learn more about normalizing therapy and mental health struggles #1 NYT bestselling author Ellen Hopkins’ What About Will, a story about difficult family dynamics. Rebekah Lowell’s debut novel in verse doesn’t shy away from difficult topics like domestic violence and the lasting effects of trauma in The Road to After. Newbery Award winner, Katherine Applegate’s new book, Zia Erase the World, injects humor while covering the difficult topic of childhood depression.
Revisit John Green’s critically acclaimed and bestselling Turtles All the Way Downbefore you watch the HBO Max Exclusive! Or explore the difficult intersection of high school, bullying, and womanhood in Hayley Krischer’s The Falling Girlsor Estelle Laure’s Practice Girl
The Center for Pediatric Dental Care and Orthodontics
Pediatric Dentistry y Wesley Barton, DMD Ronen Krausz, DDS Myles Clancy, DMD Bahar Houshmand, DDS Orthodontics Orthodontics Roger Taylor, DMD Oral Surgery Brett Parades, DMD
Caring for Children in Brookline, Newton, and Greater Boston for over 40 Years!
TM
2021 2021
WINNER
Dentist
TM
2021 2021
TOP 5
Orthodontist
• Quality care in a professional, friendly and fun environment. • We will create a legacy of positive dental experiences. • Exceptionally trained, warm and friendly staff. • Braces and
Invisalign for teens and adults. • In office oral surgery with sedation.
State of the art sterilization
Call for your first Dental, Orthodontic or Oral Surgery appointment! 209 Harvard Street, 2nd Flr|Brookline, MA 617-731-KIDS (5437) www.PediatricDentalCare.com
