Kelly and Erica dive into recent YA books that explore mental health and highlight some really pretty graphic novels.

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White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown

Home, Home by Lisa Allen Agostini

When The Stars Lead To You by Ronni Davis

The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily XR Pan

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo

The New David Espinoza by Fred Aceves

The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego and Joe Whitt

Summer Spirit by Elizabeth Holleville

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib

The Tea Dragon Series by Kay O’Neill, starting with the Tea Dragon Society

My Last Summer with Cass by Mark Crilley

Witchlight by Jessi Zabarsky

Crushing by Sophie Burrows

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