CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 31, 2000
"A thoughtful look at teenage mental illness and recovery. (Fiction. 13-15)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2001
"A wrenching tour de force despite America's overly symbolic name, it is a work of sublime humanity. (Fiction. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 14, 2004
"It's a fascinating journey through a teenager's mind, only lacking information about what happened to Brent after he returned to school. (Nonfiction. YA)"
This true story of a 14-year-old boy who tried to commit suicide by setting himself on fire certainly has the power to grab the attention of many young readers, despite its length.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2004
"Clearly and simply written with a nice balance of humor and drama, with insight into the mind of 13-year-olds and how families suffer from trauma, this story can speak to girls coping with their own transitions into adolescence. (Fiction. 10-16)"
Thirteen-year-old Isabelle has a gaping hole in her life: her father died several years ago, and she has never expressed her emotions about the tragedy.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 22, 2005
"Although the gimmick gets tedious and repetitious in spots, Lockhart shines at depicting the all-encompassing microcosm of school social life, and wisely eschews an unrealistically happy ending, instead offering hope and honest growth. (Fiction. 12-14)"
After being dumped by her boyfriend, rejected by her girlfriends and humiliated by her classmates, Ruby Oliver, a 15-year-old moderately popular girl turned pariah, reassesses her history and her actions.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 23, 2007
"A fast, jagged, hypnotic read. (Fiction. YA)"
In sharp, searing free verse divided into two-page chapters, Hopkins sketches three adolescents who have just attempted suicide.
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