Bridges of Resilience by Suanne Lewis

An inspiring YA novel about mental health, family, and friendship, Bridges of Resilience: A Teenage Journey of Friendship, Courage, and Discovery by Suanne Lewis is a message-laden novel written with delicate and sensitive prose. Nina is about to start her first year in high school when she receives the sudden news of her parents’ separation, making her the target of bullies, compounding her angst and despondency. By joining the peer support group at school, however, she finds a way to overcome her troubles and learn to help herself and others. Authored by a psychologist, the novel has the feel of a self-help fable, urging teens on to make good decisions in the face of common pressures, which is effective both as a work of teen psychology and as an uplifting work of YA contemporary fiction.