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A young adult book tackles a tough topic: A teen coping with his dad's mental illness



Saadia Faruqi, a popular young adult author, says her new book, <em>The Strongest Heart</em>is a book she wished she could have read when she was growing up and coping with her father’s mental illness.’/></p> <p>Saadia Faruqi, author of the popular Yasmin book series, has written a new book, <em>The Strongest Heart</em>that mirrors her own life — growing up with a father who likely had undiagnosed schizophrenia.</p> <p>(Image Credit: Saadia Faruqi)</p> <p><img decoding="async" src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-53630" /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/03/21/g-s1-53630/kids-novel-mental-illness-teen-saadia-faruqi-pakistani-american">Source link </a></p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="ct-comments-container"><div class="ct-container-narrow"> <div class="ct-comments" id="comments"> <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> <h2 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a Reply<span class="ct-cancel-reply"><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/a-young-adult-book-tackles-a-tough-topic-a-teen-coping-with-his-dads-mental-illness/#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel Reply</a></span></h2><form action="https://dualskirt.com/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form has-website-field has-labels-inside" novalidate><p class="comment-notes"><span id="email-notes">Your email address will not be published.</span> <span class="required-field-message">Required fields are marked <span class="required">*</span></span></p><p class="comment-form-field-input-author"> <label for="author">Name <b class="required"> *</b></label> <input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="" size="30" required=

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