BOOK RIOT’S 2021 READ HARDER CHALLENGE - hosted by bookriot

Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness
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Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

Challenger Deep

Neal Shusterman

320 pages • digital • 2015

fiction contemporary young adult dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Eat a Peach by David Chang, Gabe Ulla

Eat a Peach

David Chang, Gabe Ulla

304 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction food and drink memoir challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Invisible Differences by Julie Dachez

Invisible Differences

Julie Dachez

196 pages • hardcover • 2016

nonfiction comics graphic novel hopeful informative reflective fast-paced
The Reason I Jump: one boy's voice from the silence of autism by Naoki Higashida

The Reason I Jump: one boy's voice from the silence of autism

Naoki Higashida

193 pages • digital • 2005

nonfiction memoir psychology informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd

Unnatural Causes

Richard Shepherd

464 pages • paperback • 2018

nonfiction health memoir science true crime informative reflective medium-paced
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

The Charm Offensive

Alison Cochrun

358 pages • digital • 2021

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum by Jennifer Cook O'Toole

Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum

Jennifer Cook O'Toole

272 pages • hardcover • 2018

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep by Guy Leschziner

The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep

Guy Leschziner

9 hours, 53 minutes • audio • 2019

nonfiction psychology science informative medium-paced
Eat, and Love Yourself by Sweeney Boo

Eat, and Love Yourself

Sweeney Boo

160 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction graphic novel young adult funny fast-paced
Yes, I Took My Meds: A Memoir by Ahiddibah Tsinnie

Yes, I Took My Meds: A Memoir

Ahiddibah Tsinnie

336 pages • 2020

nonfiction challenging emotional reflective medium-paced