Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy - Couverture rigide

Sones, Sonya

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ISBN 10 : 0060283874 ISBN 13 : 9780060283872

Editeur : HarperTeen, 1999

Synopsis

Book by Sones Sonya

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Continuously in print for nearly two decades, this groundbreaking and profoundly moving story told in verse, from award-winning author Sonya Sones, has been repackaged with a striking new cover and bonus content.

When her beloved older sister is hospitalized after a sudden mental breakdown, Cookie is left behind to cope with a family torn apart by grief, friends who shun her, and her fear that she, too, might one day lose her mind.

Based on award-winning author Sonya Sones’s own true story, this novel explores the chilling landscape of mental illness, revealing glimmers of beauty and of hope along the way. Told in a succession of short and powerful poems, it takes us deep into the cyclone of the narrator’s emotions: despair, anger, guilt, resentment, and ultimately, acceptance.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

It happens just like that, in the blink of an eye. An older sister has a mental breakdown and has to be hospitalized. A younger sister is left behind to cope with a family torn apart by grief and friends who turn their backs on her. But worst of all is the loss of her big sister, her confidante, her best friend, who has gone someplace no one can reach.

In the tradition of The Bell Jar, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, and Lisa, Bright and Dark comes this haunting first book told in poems, and based on the true story of the author's life.

2000 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) and 2000 Quick Picks for Young Adults (Recomm. Books for Reluctant Young Readers)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperTeen
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0060283874
• ISBN 13: 9780060283872
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160