# Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

**Author:** Evan Roskos
**Grade range:** Grades 9–12
**First published:** 2013
**Page count:** 321
**Genre:** Young Adult
**ISBN-13:** `9780547928531`
**ISBN-10:** `054792853X`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/dr-birds-advice-for-sad-poets
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

A sixteen-year-old boy wrestling with depression and anxiety tries to cope by writing poems, reciting Walt Whitman, hugging trees, and figuring out why his sister has been kicked out of the house.

## Where this book is assigned

### William C. Morris YA Debut Award

- **recommended** · 9th grade — [source: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2014 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._Morris_Award)
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- **recommended** · 11th grade — [source: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2014 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._Morris_Award)
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