Kim Becnel is a former youth services public librarian and current professor of Library Science at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. She teaches and researches in the areas of children's and young adult literature for diverse populations; public library management, programming, and services; intellectual freedom and censorship; and online pedagogy.Robin A. Moeller is a professor of Library Science at Appalachian State University. She is a former high school librarian and received her Ph.D in Curriculum Studies from Indiana University, Bloomington. Her research interests lie in visual representations of information, as they apply to youth and schooling, as well as the reading habits and interests of children and teens.

• IntroductionChapter 1 Coping with Anxiety: Fantasy Bibliotherapy for Children Pauline DewanChapter 2 Visualizing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Using Graphic Novels to Support Middle Grade Readers Stephanie E. Mahar and Xuejiao LiChapter 3 Finding Hope in Death, Loss, and Grief Deanna Day, Barbara Ward, and Terrell YoungChapter 4 Bibliotherapy for Children with Relatives Experiencing Cancer Sara Churchill, Cynthia Stogdill, and Christine ChasekChapter 5 Learning to Soar: Overcoming Challenges in Black Girlhood Literature Janaka B. LewisChapter 6 Muslim Children’s Mental Health: Understanding Religious Practices and the Challenges of Muslim Students Sadaf SiddiqueChapter 7 Relax. Breathe. Read a Graphic Novel: Graphic Novels as a Format to Promote Mental and Emotional Well-Being Soline Holmes and Alicia SchwarzenbachChapter 8 No Missing Piece: Using Children’s Literature to Support the Unique Needs of Autistic Mental Health Chelsey RoosChapter 9 Navigating Unseen Borders: Understanding the Mental Health Challenges of Young Latin American Migrants Yoo Kyung SungAbout the ContributorsIndex

Kim Becnel is a former youth services public librarian and current professor of Library Science at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. She teaches and researches in the areas of children's and young adult literature for diverse populations; public library management, programming, and services; intellectual freedom and censorship; and online pedagogy.Robin A. Moeller is a professor of Library Science at Appalachian State University. She is a former high school librarian and received her Ph.D in Curriculum Studies from Indiana University, Bloomington. Her research interests lie in visual representations of information, as they apply to youth and schooling, as well as the reading habits and interests of children and teens.

• IntroductionChapter 1 Coping with Anxiety: Fantasy Bibliotherapy for Children Pauline DewanChapter 2 Visualizing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Using Graphic Novels to Support Middle Grade Readers Stephanie E. Mahar and Xuejiao LiChapter 3 Finding Hope in Death, Loss, and Grief Deanna Day, Barbara Ward, and Terrell YoungChapter 4 Bibliotherapy for Children with Relatives Experiencing Cancer Sara Churchill, Cynthia Stogdill, and Christine ChasekChapter 5 Learning to Soar: Overcoming Challenges in Black Girlhood Literature Janaka B. LewisChapter 6 Muslim Children’s Mental Health: Understanding Religious Practices and the Challenges of Muslim Students Sadaf SiddiqueChapter 7 Relax. Breathe. Read a Graphic Novel: Graphic Novels as a Format to Promote Mental and Emotional Well-Being Soline Holmes and Alicia SchwarzenbachChapter 8 No Missing Piece: Using Children’s Literature to Support the Unique Needs of Autistic Mental Health Chelsey RoosChapter 9 Navigating Unseen Borders: Understanding the Mental Health Challenges of Young Latin American Migrants Yoo Kyung SungAbout the ContributorsIndex

Kim Becnel is a former youth services public librarian and current professor of Library Science at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. She teaches and researches in the areas of children's and young adult literature for diverse populations; public library management, programming, and services; intellectual freedom and censorship; and online pedagogy.Robin A. Moeller is a professor of Library Science at Appalachian State University. She is a former high school librarian and received her Ph.D in Curriculum Studies from Indiana University, Bloomington. Her research interests lie in visual representations of information, as they apply to youth and schooling, as well as the reading habits and interests of children and teens.

• IntroductionChapter 1 Coping with Anxiety: Fantasy Bibliotherapy for Children Pauline DewanChapter 2 Visualizing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Using Graphic Novels to Support Middle Grade Readers Stephanie E. Mahar and Xuejiao LiChapter 3 Finding Hope in Death, Loss, and Grief Deanna Day, Barbara Ward, and Terrell YoungChapter 4 Bibliotherapy for Children with Relatives Experiencing Cancer Sara Churchill, Cynthia Stogdill, and Christine ChasekChapter 5 Learning to Soar: Overcoming Challenges in Black Girlhood Literature Janaka B. LewisChapter 6 Muslim Children’s Mental Health: Understanding Religious Practices and the Challenges of Muslim Students Sadaf SiddiqueChapter 7 Relax. Breathe. Read a Graphic Novel: Graphic Novels as a Format to Promote Mental and Emotional Well-Being Soline Holmes and Alicia SchwarzenbachChapter 8 No Missing Piece: Using Children’s Literature to Support the Unique Needs of Autistic Mental Health Chelsey RoosChapter 9 Navigating Unseen Borders: Understanding the Mental Health Challenges of Young Latin American Migrants Yoo Kyung SungAbout the ContributorsIndex