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Ab(solutely) normal : short stories that smash mental health stereotypes / Edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter and Rocky Callen.

Carpenter, Nora Shalaway, (editor, contributor.). Callen, Rocky, (editor, contributor.). Acosta, Cibby, (contributor.). Bao, Karen, (contributor.). Bird, James, 1979- (contributor.). Dow, Alechia, (contributor.). Downes, Patrick, 1968- (contributor.). Drury, Anna, (contributor.). Grimes, Nikki, (contributor.). Howlett, Val, (contributor.). Kastin, Jonathan Lenore, (contributor.). Patel, Sonia, (contributor.). Pixley, Marcella, (contributor.). Quintero, Isabel, (contributor.). Stewart, Ebony, (contributor.). Stork, Francisco X., (contributor.).

Summary:
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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781536224146
  • ISBN: 1536224146
  • ISBN: 9781536232950
  • ISBN: 1536232955
  • Physical Description: 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press , 2023.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
They call me Hurricane / Rocky Callen -- A body with wholes / Ebony Stewart -- Spidey sense / Nora Shalaway Carpenter -- Nothing feels no pain / Sonia Patel -- Peculiar falls / Jonathan Lenore Kastin -- Avalanche / Nikki Grimes -- Beggars would ride / Val Howlett -- My sister Rafaela is a good person / Mercedes Ángel Acosta -- Verbatim / Patrick Downes -- Back of the truck / Isabel Quintero -- Don't go breaking my heart / Anna Drury -- We are stardust / Alechia Dow -- River Boy / James Bird -- A bridge over silence / Karen Jialu Bao -- Almost beautiful / Marcella Pixley -- The call: a one-act play / Francisco X. Stork.
Subject: Mental illness > Fiction.
Self-esteem > Fiction.
Depression, Mental > Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Genre: Short stories.

Available copies

  • 10 of 11 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Abington Community Library YOUNG ADULT ABSOLUT (Text) 50687011831818 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library YOUNG ADULT ABSOLUT (Text) 50686016291937 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library YOUNG ADULT ABSOLUT (Text) 50686016387057 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library YA SHA (Text) 33240004709583 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library YA FICTION Abs (Text) 85131001875039 CACM Young Adult Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library YOUNG ADULT ABSOLUT (Text) 50688010864586 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Carroll Valley Library YA FIC ABSOLUTELY (Text) 35740636035396 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Kaltreider-Benfer Library Teens ABS Fiction (Text) 34002001611058 Teen Area Checked Out 04/13/2024
Parkland Community Library YA ABS (Text) 34422007382555 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library YA ABSOLUTELY (Text) 34455007013333 YA Fiction Available -

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