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Bibliotherapy and underrepresented issues in young adult literature: a reference guide

The life of a teenager is much different than it was in previous decades. Problems and issues that teenagers are dealing with have changed dramatically, and a number of different therapeutic methods are available to help kids cope. One such method is bibliotherapy. While there is a great deal of literature for young adults that exists on topics such as death and dying, suicide, and peer pressure, there are a number of issues and disorders that are underrepresented or overlooked. The purpose of this thesis is, after reviewing the literature available on the topic of bibliotherapy, to create a reference guide to young adult literature that focuses on topics, issues, or disorders that are underrepresented or under discussed. The reference guide could serve as a tool for those mental health professionals looking for bibliotherapy materials that may fit their client's specific needs. The Graduate School University of Wisconsin Stout Menomonie, WI