Ab(solutely) normal : short stories that smash mental health stereotypes
(Book)
Contributors
Carpenter, Nora Shalaway editor, contributor.
Callen, Rocky, editor, contributor.
Acosta, Cibby, contributor.
Bao, Karen, contributor.
Bird, James contributor.
Callen, Rocky, editor, contributor.
Acosta, Cibby, contributor.
Bao, Karen, contributor.
Bird, James contributor.
Published
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
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Sequim - YA Fiction
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YA ABSOLUT
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Published
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes a list of mental health resources, pages 313-322.
Description
Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction. A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A socially anxious vampire learns he has to save his town by (gulp) working with people. As part of her teshuvah, a girl writes letters to the ex-boyfriend she still loves, revealing that her struggle with angry outbursts is related to PMDD. A boy sheds uncontrollable tears but finds that in doing so he's helping to enable another's healing. In this inspiring, unflinching, and hope-filled mixed-genre collection, sixteen diverse and notable authors draw on their own lived experiences with mental health conditions to create stunning works of fiction that will uplift and empower you, break your heart and stitch it back together stronger than before. Through powerful prose, verse, and graphics, the characters in this anthology defy stereotypes as they remind readers that living with a mental health condition doesn't mean that you're defined by it. Each story is followed by a note from its author to the reader, and comprehensive back matter includes bios for the contributors as well as a collection of relevant resources. With contributions by: Mercedes Acosta * Karen Jialu Bao * James Bird * Rocky Callen * Nora Shalaway Carpenter * Alechia Dow * Patrick Downes * Anna Drury * Nikki Grimes * Val Howlett * Jonathan Lenore Kastin * Sonia Patel * Marcella Pixley * Isabel Quintero * Ebony Stewart * Francisco X. Stork