"Anything But Okay" by Sarah Darer Littman follows the story of a teenager named Maisie who grapples with the complexities of mental health, friendship, and family during a challenging summer. After her best friend suffers a mental health crisis, Maisie is forced to confront her own feelings and fears. The book explores themes of anxiety, the inadequacies of social media portrayals, and the importance of reaching out for help. As Maisie navigates her relationships and learns about resilience, she discovers that it’s okay to not be okay, ultimately finding strength in vulnerability and connection. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.

There are 352 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2018 by Scholastic US .

Sarah Darer Littman's widely praised first novel for teens, CONFESSIONS OF A CLOSET CATHOLIC, won the 2006 Sydney Taylor Book Award. She is also the author of the YA novel PURGE. She lives in Connecticut with her family and a house which never seems to have enough bookshelves.