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Writing Engaging Young Adult Mysteries That Tackle Emotional Health Issues
Mysteries are natural places to explore issues of emotional health, because the behavior of people who harm others can generally be traced back to their own emotional problems and issues, and of course their actions have a huge impact on the protagonists of our stories.