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Life inside my mind : 31 authors share their personal struggles / edited by Jessica Burkhart.

Burkhart, Jessica (editor.). Johnson, Maureen, 1973- Stupid monsters and child surgeons. (Added Author). Wells, Robinson. Twenty pills. (Added Author). Oliver, Lauren, 1982- Light and dark. (Added Author). Armentrout, Jennifer L. Escape clause. (Added Author). Reed, Amy Lynn. Twins. (Added Author). Pike, Aprilynne. Emphasis on the C. (Added Author). Wilson, Rachel M. I am not this. (Added Author). Wells, Dan, 1977- Girl in the kitchen. (Added Author). Benson, Amber, 1977- Therapy. (Added Author). Anderson, E. Kristin, 1982- This is how you unravel. (Added Author). Fine, Sarah. Some stuff. (Added Author). Fiore-Stultz, Kelly. Beyond the bottom. (Added Author). Hopkins, Ellen. All I see is hope. (Added Author). Neumyer, Scott. This thing inside me. (Added Author). Chappell, Crissa-Jean. OCD. My tentacled monster. (Added Author). Block, Francesca Lia. Dirk. (Added Author). Kelly, Tara. Waiting for the bad. (Added Author). McCreight, Kimberly. Numb. (Added Author). Kelley Hall, Megan. My depression. (Added Author). Moskowitz, Hannah. Everything and anything. (Added Author). Mahoney, Karen. Better than normal. (Added Author). Pollock, Tom (Tom H.). What if. (Added Author). Balog, Cyn. Objects in the mirror. (Added Author). Marr, Melissa. How to deal with me. (Added Author). Toliver, Wendy. Life by the slice. (Added Author). Rodriguez, Cindy L., 1971- I'm a survivor. (Added Author). Ganger, Candace. Anxiety, the weed. (Added Author). Zarr, Sara. By any means necessary. (Added Author). Hand, Cynthia, 1978- Put on a happy face. (Added Author). Stork, Francisco X. My two-headed monster friend. (Added Author). Burkhart, Jessica. It all ends here. (Added Author).

Summary:

Thirty-one young adult authors share their own struggles with mental illness, ranging from such topics as neurodiversity and addiction to OCD and PTSD.

Record details

ISBN: 9781481494649 (hardcover) :
ISBN: 9781481494656 (trade paperback)
Physical Description: viii, 309 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon Pulse, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Stupid monsters and child surgeons / Maureen Johnson -- Twenty pills / Robison Wells -- Light and dark / Lauren Oliver -- Escape clause / Jennifer L. Armentrout -- Twins / Amy Reed -- Emphasis on the C / Aprilynne Pike -- I am not this / Rachel M. Wilson -- The girl in the kitchen / Dan Wells -- Therapy: the gift I gave myself / Amber Benson -- This is how you unravel / E. Kristin Anderson -- Some stuff / Sarah Fine -- Beyond the bottom / Kelly Fiore-Stultz -- All I see is hope / Ellen Hopkins -- This thing inside me / Scott Neumyer -- OCD: my tentacled monster / Crissa-Jean Chappell -- Dirk / Francesca Lia Block -- Waiting for the bad / Tara Kelly -- Numb / Kimberly McCreight -- My depression: a rock and a hard place / Megan Kelley Hall -- Everything and anything / Hanna Moskowitz -- Better than normal / Karen Mahoney -- What if? / Tom Pollock -- Objects in the mirror... / Cyn Balog -- How to deal with me... and my PTSD / Melissa Marr -- Life by the slice / Wendy Toliver -- I'm a survivor / Cindy L. Rodriguez -- Anxiety, the weed / Candace Ganger -- By any means necessary / Sara Zarr -- Put on a happy face / Cynthia Hand -- My two-headed monster friend / Francisco X. Stork -- It all ends here / Jessica Burkhart.