Karen Mahoney

Seventeen-year-old Donna Underwood is considered a freak, cursed by the magical heritage that destroyed her alchemist parents, but when vicious wood elves abduct her best friend Navin, Donna must betray all her parents fought for and join the battle between the humans and the fey.

The Iron Witch

Aprilynne Pike

Amber Benson

Kimberly McCreight

Dan Wells

Maureen Johnson

Ellen Hopkins

Amy Reed

Francesca Lia Block

Jessica Burkhart

Robison Wells

E. Kristin Anderson

Sarah Fine

Rachel M. Wilson

Kelly Fiore-Stultz

Scott Neumyer

Jennifer L. Armentrout

Hannah Moskowitz

Tara Kelly

Candace Ganger

Cindy L. Rodriguez

Tom Pollock

Sara Zarr

Megan Kelley Hall

Melissa Marr

Crissa-Jean Chappell

Cynthia Hand

Cyn Balog

Francisco X. Stork

Wendy Toliver

Lauren Oliver

Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their own experiences with mental illness in this raw, real, and powerful collection of essays that explores everything from ADD to PTSD. Have you ever felt like you just couldn’t get out of bed? Not the occasional morning, but every day? Do you find yourself listening to a voice in your head that says “you’re not good enough,” “not good looking enough,” “not thin enough,” or “not smart enough”? Have you ever found yourself unable to do homework or pay attention in class unless everything is “just so” on your desk? Everyone has had days like that, but what if you have them every day? You’re not alone. Millions of people are going through similar things. However issues around mental health still tend to be treated as something shrouded in shame or discussed in whispers. It’s easier to have a broken bone—something tangible that can be “fixed”—than to have a mental illness, and easier to have a discussion about sex than it is to have one about mental health. Life Inside My Mind is an anthology of true-life events from writers of this generation, for this generation. These essays tackle everything from neurodiversity to addiction to OCD to PTSD and much more. The goals of this book range from providing home to those who are feeling alone, awareness to those who are witnessing a friend or family member struggle, and to open the floodgates to conversation. Participating writers include E.K. Anderson, J.L. Armentrout, Cyn Balog, Amber Benson, Francesca Lia Block, Jessica Burkhart, Crissa Chappell, Sarah Fine, Kelly Fiore, Candace Ganger, Meghan Kelley Hall, Cynthia Hand, Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, Tara Kelly, Karen Mahoney, Melissa Marr, Kim McCreight, Hannah Moskowitz, Scott Neumyer, Lauren Oliver, Aprilynne Pike, Tom Pollack, Amy Reed, Cindy Rodriquez, Francisco Stork, Wendy Tolliver, Rob Wells, Dan Wells, Rachel Wilson, and Sara Zarr.

31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles

Life Inside My Mind

Born into the mysterious world of an ancient alchemical order, Donna has always been aware of the dark feud that exists between the alchemists and the fey. Her own mother - bound by a dark Faerie curse - has been confined to a hospital bed for as long as she can remember . . . But now there is a chance to release her, and Donna will stop at nothing until she is free. Armed with her own brand of powerful magic, Donna must face the fearsome Wood Queen in order to save her mother. But in the Ironwood - a place that haunts Donna's dreams - there is far greater and more dangerous magic already at work . . .

The Wood Queen

"In order to produce the Philosopher's Stone, as the demon hordes demand, alchemist apprentice Donna Underwood pits her unpredictable powers against a vengeful demon king, two maleficent faery queens, and an immortal magus with his own shadowy agenda"--

The Stone Demon

Trapped between two very different worlds, newly made vampire Moth is struggling to find her place in either. Adding to her problems is the dangerously attractive Jason Murdoch, a trainee vampire hunter. But when the young and gorgeous teenagers of Boston's wealthiest families start to disappear, Moth and Jace into an uneasy truce.

Falling to Ash

The child of alchemists, Donna Underwood feels cursed by the magical heritage that destroyed her parents and any chance she had for a normal life. When the darkest outcasts of Faerie abduct her best friend, Navin, Donna finally has to accept her role in the centuries-old war between the humans and the fey.

Iron Witch

Hunting the Dark

Stone Demon

Once bitten . . . never shy. Since being Turned, teenage vampire Moth has been trying to get to grips with her life as one of Boston's newly 'undead'. But her dangerous and powerful Maker, Theo, needs her to do more to prove herself . . . The task? To retrieve the ashes of an important master vampire. The catch? The funeral urn is currently being kept in the apartment of a vampire hunter with a notoriously high success rate. But when Moth comes face-to-face with the hunter’s young son, Jace, who will come out on top?

Moth (Short Story ebook)

“Who better to raise teens’ awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?” —Booklist (starred review) “[A] much-needed, enlightening book.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their own experiences with mental health in this raw, real, and powerful collection of essays that explores everything from ADD to PTSD. Have you ever felt like you just couldn’t get out of bed? Not the occasional morning, but every day? Do you find yourself listening to a voice in your head that says “you’re not good enough,” “not good looking enough,” “not thin enough,” or “not smart enough”? Have you ever found yourself unable to do homework or pay attention in class unless everything is “just so” on your desk? Everyone has had days like that, but what if you have them every day? You’re not alone. Millions of people are going through similar things. However issues around mental health still tend to be treated as something shrouded in shame or discussed in whispers. It’s easier to have a broken bone—something tangible that can be “fixed”—than to have a mental illness, and easier to have a discussion about sex than it is to have one about mental health. Life Inside My Mind is an anthology of true-life events from writers of this generation, for this generation. These essays tackle everything from neurodiversity to addiction to OCD to PTSD and much more. The goals of this book range from providing a home to those who are feeling alone, awareness to those who are witnessing a friend or family member struggle, and to open the floodgates to conversation.

You can't choose your family . . . living or dead Trapped between two very different worlds, newly made vampire Moth is struggling to find her place in either. Not only does she have to answer to her strict Irish-Catholic Dad, but her over-protective maker, Theo, is intent on making her the star attraction in his powerful Boston vampire clan. Moth will have to pull off the double-act of the century to please both of them . . . Adding to her problems is the dangerously attractive Jason Murdoch, a trainee vampire hunter who loves to play cat and mouse in his spare time (Jace = cat; Moth = mouse). But when the young and gorgeous teenagers of Boston's wealthiest families start to disappear, it forces Moth and Jace into an uneasy truce. Will they be able to solve the mystery behind the disappearances - before someone winds up undead?

"The wood monster is dead. I know this is true because I killed it. And yet my dreams are still full of fear and pain . . ." To keep her best friend, Navin, from being killed at the hands of vicious wood elves, Donna Underwood stole the elixir of life. Now she’s facing an alchemist tribunal while her mother lies dying, succumbing to the elven curse that shattered her mind. In desperation, Donna seeks an audience with Aliette, the fierce and manipulative Wood Queen, who offers a deal: if Donna can use her strange and burgeoning powers to help the wood elves, Aliette will free her mother from the curse. Along with Navin and Xan, the half-fey guy she’s falling for, Donna struggles to unlock the secrets of her iron tattoos in time to save her mother’s life. But some secrets are better left untold. Book 2 in the explosive Iron Witch series

An Iron Witch Novel

The child of alchemists, Donna Underwood feels cursed by her magical heritage. When she was seven, a horrific fey attack killed her father and drove her mother mad. But when the darkest outcasts of Faerie—the vicious wood elves—abduct her best friend, Donna must accept her role in the centuries old war between the humans and the fey.

L'ordine occulto degli alchimisti

Elle n’était qu’une enfant quand son père est mort lors d’une attaque des créatures fantastiques. Les blessures de Donna ont été soignées grâce à la magie, mais ses mains et ses bras sont restées marquées par des tatouages indélébiles. Aujourd’hui, Donna a 17 ans et elle refuse toujours l’héritage magique qui a détruit ses parents. Seule sa relation avec Navin, son meilleur ami, lui donne le goût de vivre. Mais quand les elfes malfaisants enlèvent Navin, elle est contrainte de participer à l’affrontement séculaire entre les alchimistes humains et les créatures. Aidée par Xan, un séduisant jeune homme ayant du sang de fée dans les veines, Donna va devoir se battre... au risque d’y perdre la vie. « Sombre et beau, sensuel et dangereux : vous tomberez sous le charme. » (Richelle Mead, auteur de la série Vampire academy)

L'héritage des signes

Donna Underwood ist kein normales Mädchen. Sie ist die Erbin einer alten Alchemistenfamilie, gebrandmarkt mit magischen Tätowierungen, die ihr besondere Fähigkeiten verleihen. Um ihren besten Freund aus den Fängen der bösartigen Waldkönigin zu retten, musste sie das Elixier des Lebens stehlen. Deshalb steht sie jetzt vor dem Gericht der Alchemisten. Doch das ist noch nicht alles: Die Waldkönigin will sich an Donna rächen und hat es nun auf ihre Mutter abgesehen ...

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