Are you a teenager who would like some more  information about why your body seems to be going nuts?

If so, I'd recommend Dr. Lehman's book - Its Not  Just Growing Pains. Its a fairly long book (416 pages, including a glossary of medical terms and an index to find specific things quickly and easily) but it is also an interesting and informative read that won't go over the reader's head.

Dr. Lehman starts almost every chapter with an  example pertaining to that chapter, from a patient he has seen and treated, which is helpful in itself, to know that "hey someone else has this too and someone helped them!"

The Chapter I found particularly interesting was the chapter on spondyloarthopathies, which the chronic illness I have falls under. It was immensely helpful to find out more information and realize even those  symptoms I didn't think were related to my illness really are. It made me realize I'm not nuts, I  really do have something and there are ways to control it.

Besides having chapters on different medical conditions he also has a chapter on the different medications used to treat those conditions, their common use, and most common side effects. There's also a chapter on the tests that may be done, why they're done and exactly what they mean, as well as dealing with family issues, alternative  treatments, and other things that can be done.

The diseases covered in this book are: Lupus, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, spondyloarthopathies,  Uveitis and other eye complications, Lyme Disease, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Sjogren's Syndrome, Raynauds Phenomenon, Scleroderma, Dermatomyositis, Kawasaki Disease, Benign Hypermobility Syndrome,  Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,  Osteoporosis and Osteopenia.

All in all, it's a very helpful book, and if you or a  teen/child you know suffers from one of the diseases  covered in this book- you should definitely read it!