Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy
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,...
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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)
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780064462181 (0064462188)
ASIN: 64462188
Publish date: April 25th 2006
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Realistic Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Health,
Family,
Contemporary,
Poetry,
Psychology,
Mental Health,
Mental Illness
Sonya Sones grew to be one of my (recent) favorite authors after I read What My Mother Doesn’t Know, and soon after, What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know. I went out and bought all her books after I read those two. But what I didn’t expect is that Stop Pretending, Sones’ first book, is an even better boo...
I was fourteen years old when I found this book hiding on the shelves of my small-town library. My mother had had a psychotic break when I was six weeks old, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and institutionalized. For as long as I could remember, I had been tiptoeing around the gaping hole in my lif...
This book is idealistic for a young age group who is looking to cope with a sudden change in the family dynamics. Many people tend to forget the ones who are touched by tragedy, and siblings are often overlooked when tragedy or illness strikes the family. The story seemed a bit rushed, but overall,...
I've loved everything I've ever read by Sonya Sones, but I really do think that this, her first book, is her best. It's semi-autobiographic, and it shows in the emotional intensity and honesty of the poems. It's a beautiful work, so much so that I don't really feel like there's anything I can say ab...
It was good, but it felt a little too short. There wasn't much plot/character development, and the end was really abrupt. But I liked the way it was written.
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