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seeking help

Books about seeking help for readers of all ages.

Cover of Frankie and the secret

Frankie and the secret

Thomas L. Tedrow

Ages 9–14family relationshipssecrets and honesty

Cover of Ignatius finds help

Ignatius finds help

Matthew Galvin

Ages 4–8seeking helpemotional health

Cover of My beautiful failure

My beautiful failure

Janet Ruth Young

Ages 13–18mental illnessfamily relationships

Cover of A safe place

A safe place

Maxine Trottier

Ages 6–12family safetyresilience

Cover of Lost in the War

Lost in the War

Nancy Antle

Ages 10–14mental healthdepression

Cover of Can't you sleep, Dotty?

Can't you sleep, Dotty?

Warnes Tim

Ages 2–6sleepfriendship

Cover of Mac

Mac

MacLean, John

Ages 14–18trauma recoveryemotional growth

Cover of Are you still there

Are you still there

Sarah Lynn Scheerger

Ages 14–18mental healthcrisis and survival

Cover of Serena's secret

Serena's secret

Christine DeVault

Ages 9–14family challengesdecision-making

Cover of Pyro

Pyro

Monique Polak

Ages 13–18family conflictdestructive behavior

Cover of Harry Flammable

Harry Flammable

Frank O'Keeffe

Ages 14–18self-controlconsequences

Cover of Can't you sleep, little puppy?

Can't you sleep, little puppy?

Tim Warnes

Ages 2–5bedtimefriendship

Cover of Coping with choosing a therapist

Coping with choosing a therapist

Margaret E. Backman

Ages 12–18mental healthself-advocacy

Cover of A safe place to live

A safe place to live

Michelle A. Harrison

Ages 5–10safetyfamily violence

Cover of My big sister takes drugs

My big sister takes drugs

Judith Vigna

Ages 7–12family relationshipsaddiction

Cover of SOS

SOS

Gaye Dell

Ages 9–14bullyingstanding up for others

Cover of Long Walk to School

Long Walk to School

Cindy Leaney

Ages 6–10bullyingsafety

Cover of Kerosene

Kerosene

Chris Wooding

Ages 14–18mental healthself-destruction

Cover of I know the world's worst secret

I know the world's worst secret

Doris Sanford

Ages 7–12family problemsalcoholism

Cover of Teen self-injury

Teen self-injury

Melissa Higgins

Ages 13–18mental healthself-harm

Cover of The trouble with Max

The trouble with Max

Patricia H. Rushford

Ages 10–14family strugglesresilience

Cover of Depression

Depression

Margaret O. Hyde, Elizabeth H. Forsyth

Ages 13–18mental healthdepression

Cover of Kerosene

Kerosene

Chris Wooding

Ages 14–18mental healthself-destruction

Cover of My big sister takes drugs

My big sister takes drugs

Judith Vigna

Ages 8–12familydrug abuse