Sonya Sones
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 Sonesâ€™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 narratorâ€™s emotions: despair, anger, guilt, resentment, and ultimately, acceptance.
Young Adult,Poetry,Health,Mental Health,Realistic Fiction,Mental Health,Mental Illness,Fiction,Young Adult,Teen,Contemporary,Psychology,Family
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