Eight great YA novels involving characters who struggle with mental illness

At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog, Dahlia Adler tagged eight great YA novels involving characters who struggle with mental illness, including:

Wild Awake, by Hilary T. Smith

Kiri is a music prodigy with a summer of freedom ahead of her, a huge competition to prepare for, and a potential romance with her best friend to pursue…until she gets a phone call about her dead sister that sets her on a new, uncontrollable path. Smith has masterfully crafted Kiri’s downward spiral and intensely growing obsession, and the journey back into self-awareness is a slow and painful and beautiful one to watch. Definitely a worthwhile read that’ll stick with you long after the final page.

Read about the other entries on the list.

Writers Read: Hilary T. Smith.

--Marshal Zeringue