1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogSondra Eklundhttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/sondra-eklund/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qDFL4nRXV1"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2020/06/are-the-kids-okay-at-alavirtual20/">Are the Kids Okay? at #ALAVirtual20</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2020/06/are-the-kids-okay-at-alavirtual20/embed/#?secret=qDFL4nRXV1" width="600" height="338" title="“Are the Kids Okay? at #ALAVirtual20” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="qDFL4nRXV1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> I attended a session at ALA Virtual Conference today called Are the Kids Okay? How Librarians Can Use Literature to Help Kids Navigate Socioemotional Stress. The moderator was Kelly Jensen, and the panelists were three young adult authors who have all experienced mental illness and write about teens with mental illness. I. W. Gregorio has written None of the Above, and her new book is This Is My Brain in Love. Ashley Woodfolk has written The Beauty That Remains, and her new book is When You Were Everything, about a friendship break-up. Adib Khorram has wrtten Darius the Great Is Not Okay, and his new book is Darius the Great Deserves Better. The panelists were asked what influenced them to write books dealing with mental health. IG: She saw her 10-year-old daughter dealing with some of the same things she had. She wanted to write a story about anxiety and...