And you thought you had problems

	Checkers. John Marsden. (MS) An Australian teenager examines how she ended up in a mental hospital through a series of flashbacks. As she looks at her own experiences, she begins to unravel her father's involvement in a political scandal.
	Crosses. Shelly Stoehr. (HS) Nancy and Katie are best friends with a lot in common -- including drug abuse, drinking, and an unhealthy penchant for self-mutilation.
	Girl, Interupted. Susanna Kaysen. (HS) The 2000 film starring Winona Rider was based on this tale of a hospitalized teen. In this autobiography, you'll see life in an institution through the eyes of a person suffering from borderline personality disorder.
	I am the Cheese.Robert Cormier. (MS) Adam Farmer is struggling to discover his true identity while he is a "guest of the government." Finding out that his family has been in a witness protection program turns Adam's life upside down and he questions what is real.
	Kissing Doorknobs.Terry Spencer Hesser. (MS) Tara's rituals (avoiding cracks in sidewalks, counting her steps, kissing doorknobs, and praying constantly) begin to cause problems with her family and friends. She doesn't think she's crazy, but she can't stop acting differently from everyone else.
	Memories of Summer. Ruth White. (MS) Lyric, Summer, and their dad move from a tiny town in Virginia to Flint, Michigan in the 1950's. When Summer drops out of school, stops going to work, and starts a descent into mental illness, Lyric and her father struggle to keep their family together.
	My Louisiana sky. Kimberly Willis Holt. (MS) Tiger Ann struggles with the realization that her parents are "slow" and that everyone else in her small town has always seen her family as more than a little odd. When Tiger Ann has an opportunity to move away from her parents and start a new life, she has a tough decision to make.
	My sister's bones. Cathi Hanauer. (HS) Billie Weinstein is a New Jersey high school student with typical concerns about dating, parents, friends, and school work. Her family life begins to spiral out of control when her "perfect" older sister, Cassie, comes home from college for winter break and weighs in at 95 pounds. Billie and her parents try to understand Cassie's problems and to aid Cassie in her battle with anorexia.
	Stop pretending: What happened when my big sister went crazy. Sonya Sones. (HS) The title says it all. The story is told in a series of poems.
	When she was good. Norma Fox Mazer. (HS) Pamela has died, but her voice is still loud in Em's mind. Em fights to become her own person and to learn to love her sister without reliving the terrors of life with Pamela.

(MS) = Recomended for Middle School Readers
(HS) = Recomended for High School Readers