YA novels highlighting mental illnesses The Times of India

Highly Illegal Behavior by John Cory Whale tells the story of 16-year-old Solomon, who has agoraphobia and hasn’t stepped out of his home in three years. Meanwhile, Lisa is ambitious to join a top psychiatry program. When she learns of Solomon’s condition, she decides to befriend him, treat him, and write a paper on him that will earn him a scholarship. But things take a turn when Lisa, her boyfriend and Solomon become very close and their friendship breaks up.

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