Young Readers Need Books Featuring Mental Health Struggles: 'Story Is What Saved Me'

Roaring Brook Press; Levine Querido; Candlewick “Books can be the perfect prescription to let us know that we’re going to be okay,” said author and children’s librarian John Schu during a panel at theBrooklyn Book Festival. “Stories affirm our experiences.” Several of the participating authors said they wrote their books — each of which deals with an aspect of mental health — in part because they wanted to show kids who are struggling that there is light on the other side.

Young Sheldon’s Raegan Revord Is Running Your New Favorite Book Club: ‘I Didn’t See That Space for Kids’ (Exclusive)

Raegan Revord.Photo:Courtesy of Andie Jane Courtesy of Andie Jane Revord says she started Read with Raegan due to her own love of literature (“I had a lot of people who obviously knew I was a reader and an insane bookworm”), but also because of the lack of book clubs created specifically for young people. Raegan Revord.Courtesy of Andie Jane “I didn’t see that space for kids to fall in love with reading,” Revord says.

Young Skaters in D.C. Plane Crash 'Likely Felt Closer to Their Olympic Dream' Than Ever, Evan Lysacek Says (Exclusive)

As a group of young figure skaters left Wichita, Kan., late on Wednesday, Jan. 29, they “likely felt closer to their Olympic dream than they ever had before,” 2010 gold medalistEvan Lysaceksays. Certainly that’s how Lysacek himself had felt when he was that age, rising through a sport that he would eventually dominate. “Sadly now, those skaters' Olympic dreams and each of their bright futures beyond figure skating will never be realized,” Lysacek, 39, tells PEOPLE, adding to the chorus of grief overWednesday’s plane disaster— when the passenger jet carrying the skaters and dozens of other people collided, mid-air, with an Army helicopter just before the jet was supposed to land in Washington.

Young WertherTrailer: Douglas Booth, Alison Pill and Patrick J. Adams Form a Classic Love Triangle (Exclusive)

Douglas Booth,Alison Pill,Iris ApatowandPatrick J. Adamsare updating a classic story. It follows Booth, 31, as Werther, who falls in love with a woman named Charlotte (Pill, 38) while spending time in Toronto. Werther chronicles his attempts at romancing Charlotte via phone calls to his friend, only to learn that Charlotte is engaged to an emotionally unavailable man named Albert (Adams, 43). At the same time, Charlotte’s younger sister appears to grow infatuated with Werther on her own, all while Werther resolves to prove Charlotte should be with him instead of Albert.

Your Career and Finances Horoscope for August: Be Strategic and Plan Carefully

Horoscope, Career and Finance wheel. Are you ready to make some serious boss moves? Your career and finances horoscope forAugusthas a few curveballs in store, so be sure to get organized and sort out your priorities so you can show up as the best version of yourself.The month begins withVenus in Virgo, bringing focus, precision and practicality to your professional and financial dealings. If you’re in a field that requires organization and analysis, this transit can be especially beneficial, as it offers you a chance to optimize workflows and improve efficiency.