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If you loved Blue Bear by Liz Bester Mihalchick, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Depression & Mental Illness and Social Themes.

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A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

100 Days of Cake — Shari Goldhagen

100 Days of Cake

Shari Goldhagen

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Tools for Children to Embrace Their Mental Health Companion Material to Supplement Butterflies in Me Anthology — Denisha Seals

Tools for Children to Embrace Their Mental Health Companion Material to Supplement Butterflies in Me Anthology

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Conker the Chameleon — Hannah Peckham

Conker the Chameleon

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

When Someone Dies A Children’s Mindful How-to Guide on Grief and Loss — Andrea Dorn

When Someone Dies A Children’s Mindful How-to Guide on Grief and Loss

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Buster — Caleb Huett

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

The Evolution of Mara Dyer — Michelle Hodkin

The Evolution of Mara Dyer

Michelle Hodkin

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

The Glimpse — Claire Merle

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Cookie — Isabelle Duff

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Smaller Sister — Maggie Edkins Willis

Maggie Edkins Willis

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Rocky Road — Rose Kent

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

The Year We Fell from Space — Amy Sarig King

The Year We Fell from Space

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

A Flicker of Hope — Julia Cook

A Flicker of Hope

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Gordy the Rabbit Has ADHD — Jessie Shepherd

Gordy the Rabbit Has ADHD

Jessie Shepherd

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Sometimes When I’m Sad — Deborah Serani

Sometimes When I’m Sad

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Eighty-Nine Pounds — Lauren Groff

Eighty-Nine Pounds

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Rain Rising — Courtne Comrie

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Dark Shimmer — Donna Jo Napoli

Donna Jo Napoli

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Louder Than Hunger — John Schu

Louder Than Hunger

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Willy and the Cloud — Anthony Browne

Willy and the Cloud

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Inland — Kat Rosenfield

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Asylum — Madeleine Roux

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex — Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Drawing Deena — Hena Khan

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

The Absence of Sparrows — Kurt Kirchmeier

The Absence of Sparrows

Kurt Kirchmeier

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Social Themes

Fans of Blue Bear by Liz Bester Mihalchick will find 24 titles here, all united by Depression & Mental Illness, Social Themes. Authors represented include Shari Goldhagen, Denisha Seals, Hannah Peckham, Andrea Dorn, and others.

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