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Meet Megan - a young girl who has an anxiety disorder. Megan invites readers to learn about anxiety from her perspective, helping them to understand why she sometimes feels anxious and how this affects her thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Meet Julie - a women who suffers from periods of depression. Julie and her family help readers to understand what depression is, what it is like to feel depressed and how it can affect their family life. She explains how coping with depression can sometimes be very difficult but there is support ...

Meet Alice - a teenage girl with anorexia nervosa. Alice invites readers to learn about anorexia nervosa and how it makes her see herself differently from how other people see her. She also introduces readers to Beth who has bulimia nervosa, Sam who has selective eating problems, Francesca who ha...

A personal development book by Dr Steve Peters, the British cycling team's psychiatrist, in which he shares his phenomenal mind management programme.

An empowering, witty and uplifting collection of coming out stories and advice from LGBTQ+ people from around the world, based on the hugely successful podcast 'Coming Out Stories.'

In a future London, Concentr8 is a prescription drug intended to help kids with ADD. Soon every troubled teen is on it. It makes sense, doesn't it? Keep the undesirable elements in line. Keep people like us safe from people like them. What's good for society is good for everyone. Troy, Femi, Lee,...

This series focuses on personal issues that children face in their own lives. Each title provides information on the issue and can be used as a self-help book. The features include behind the headlines reportage, for and against debate boxes, and real life case studies.

This title focuses on personal issues that children face in their own lives. Each title provides information on the issue and can be used as a self-help book. The features include behind the headlines reportage, for and against debate boxes, and real life case studies.

Are you trying to cope with the death of a family member or friend? Maybe a friend of yours is grieving and sad and you want to help him or her. This useful book gives lots of information about how to cope with death and grief. Characters Ali and Annie will guide you through the issues and give y...

This series focuses on personal issues that children face in their own lives. Each title provides information on the issue and can be used as a self-help book. The features include behind the headlines reportage, for and against debate boxes, and real life case studies.