The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

Alyssa Campbell ❤️ loved this book because...

I loved The Anxious Generation because Jonathan Haidt really digs into why today’s kids are struggling so much with mental health. He captures how social media, school pressure, and other stressors pile up, and his insights made me think deeply about how we can actually help kids build resilience. It’s a powerful, eye-opening read that left me inspired to keep working toward healthier futures for kids.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Teach 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Jonathan Haidt,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked The Anxious Generation as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

An urgent and insightful investigation into the collapse in youth mental health, from the influential social psychologist and international bestselling author

Jonathan Haidt has spent his career speaking truth and wisdom in some of the most difficult spaces - communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the mental health emergency hitting teenagers today in many countries around the world.

In The Anxious Generation, Haidt shows how, between 2010 and 2015, childhood and adolescence got rewired. As teens traded in their flip phones for smartphones packed with social media apps, time online soared, including time spent…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Maybe in Another Life

Alyssa Campbell ❤️ loved this book because...

I loved Maybe in Another Life—it’s such a clever, heartwarming story about the different paths our lives can take based on a single choice. The book explores fate, friendship, and love, making you think about all the 'what-ifs' in your own life. It’s one of those books that stays with you long after you finish."

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Taylor Jenkins Reid,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Maybe in Another Life as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Named "Best Book of the Summer" by Glamour * Good Housekeeping * Cosmopolitan * PopSugar * Bustle * Goodreads

From the acclaimed author of Forever, Interrupted and After I Do comes a breathtaking novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters, we see two possible scenarios unfold-with stunningly different results.
At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She has lived…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Small and the Mighty

Alyssa Campbell ❤️ loved this book because...

This book was an uplifting reminder of how small acts of kindness and courage can make a huge difference. It reminded me of the impact we can all have, no matter how small we might feel.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Thoughts
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Sharon McMahon,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Small and the Mighty as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From America’s favorite government teacher, a heartfelt, inspiring portrait of twelve ordinary Americans whose courage formed the character of our country.

In The Small and the Mighty, Sharon McMahon proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn’t make it into the textbooks. Not the presidents, but the telephone operators. Not the aristocrats, but the schoolteachers. Through meticulous research, she discovers history’s unsung characters and brings their rich, riveting stories to light for the first time.

You’ll meet a woman astride a white horse riding down Pennsylvania Ave, a young boy…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children

By Alyssa Campbell, Lauren Elizabeth Stauble,

Book cover of Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children

What is my book about?

Designed for all humans—tiny and big—this book shows caregivers of children how to handle their children’s outbursts while empowering them to recognize and manage difficult feelings like anger, sadness, and shame, along with anxiety. All caregivers will find valuable insights and guidance in this book, especially those caring for children from infancy to age eight. Tiny Humans, Big Emotions equips adults with tools for emotional intelligence so they can respond with intention. This innovative, research-based approach teaches children self-regulation and empathy, even as it strengthens the parent-child relationship, setting the groundwork for a lifetime of emotional resilience and wellbeing.

This book is an essential, empathetic guide that will teach parents to notice their own habits and hold space for their tiny human's big emotions.