Ab(solutely) normal : : short stories that smash mental health stereotypes

Book Number DB122553
Title Ab(solutely) normal : : short stories that smash mental health stereotypes
Names Carpenter, Nora Shalaway.
Ayyar, Priya, narrator.
Czyz, Merissa, narrator.
Glick, Maxwell, narrator.
Katon-Donegal, Tamika, narrator.
Oda, Sophie, 1991-, narrator.
Ortiz, Vico, narrator.
Osorio, Ana, 1992-, narrator.
Taylor-Corbett, Shaun, 1978-, narrator.
Callen, Rocky. Author
Acosta, Cibby. Author
Bao, Karen. Author
Bird, James. Author
Dow, Alechia. Author
Downes, Patrick. Author
Drury, Anna. Author
Grimes, Nikki. Author
Howlett, Val. Author
Kastin, Jonathan Lenore. Author
Patel, Sonia. Author
Pixley, Marcella. Author
Quintero, Isabel. Author
Stewart, Ebony. Author
Stork, Francisco X. Author
Downes, Patrick, author.
Medium Digital Book
Language English
Annotation "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."-- From publisher. -- Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers.
Length 10 hours, 56 minutes Digital talking book. 1 level and 21 navigation points. Digitally mastered.
LC Subject Mental illness - Fiction
Self-esteem - Fiction
Depression, Mental - Fiction
Young adult fiction
Short stories
Fiction
Local Subject General Fiction - GFI
Fiction - FI
Young Adult Book - YA
Young Adult - Fiction - YF
Young Adult Interest - YAI
Short Stories (Fiction) - SST
Audience Notes Group narration. NLS/BPH
Unrated. Commercial Audio NLS/BPH
For senior high and adult. NLS/BPH
Narrator Katon-Donegal, Tamika.
Oda, Sophie.
Ortiz, Vico.
Osorio, Ana.
Taylor-Corbett, Shaun.
Ayyar, Priya.
Czyz, Merissa.
Glick, Maxwell.
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