Books About Anxiety & Worry for Ages 12–18

Anxiety in adolescence can be paralyzing. Social anxiety, performance anxiety, the spiral of worst-case thinking that feels impossible to interrupt. These 1,855 books take all of it seriously and offer characters who are learning to function alongside the worry rather than waiting for it to disappear.

1,855 books

Someone is Hiding on Alcatraz Island

Eve Bunting

Trying to hide from a school gang backfires when Danny ends up trapped inside an old Alcatraz prison cell block with the

Ages 10–14

Black Point

Jacqueline West

For the teen navigating the unsettling feeling of returning to a place that no longer feels like home, while uncovering

Ages 12–18

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Design Disaster

Margaret Gurevich

For the creative child navigating high pressure environments, this story celebrates finding your unique voice when thing

Ages 9–13