Difficult Issues - recommended reading lists

If you are having problems at school or at home, and are trying to come to terms with your feelings, beliefs or experiences, reading stories can be an excellent way of helping you through it.

Here are some suggested titles that may help you deal with a variety of issues, or can show you that you're not alone in feeling the way you do.

We have lists of books that can help you think about:

• Adoption or Stepfamilies
• Pressures
• Sex, health and relationships
• Friends
• Family problems
• Cruelty to animals
• Violence, abuse and bullying
• Drug addiction
• Teenage pregnancy
• Homelessness
• Refugees
• School

If you have read a book which helped you through a difficult time, email us to let us know, and we will include the details to help somebody else.