Life inside my mind : 31 authors share their personal struggles
Title
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Life inside my mind : 31 authors share their personal struggles
ISBN
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9781481494649
Edition
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1st Simon Pulse hardcover ed.
Physical Description
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viii, 309 pages ; 22 cm
Contents
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Stupid monsters and child surgeons / Twenty pills / Light and dark / Escape clause / Twins / Emphasis on the C / I am not this / The girl in the kitchen / Therapy: the gift I gave myself / This is how you unravel / Some stuff / Beyond the bottom / All I see is hope / This thing inside me / OCD: my tentacled monster / Dirk / Waiting for the bad / Numb / My depression: a rock and a hard place / Everything and anything / Better than normal / What if? / Objects in the mirror... / How to deal with me... and my PTSD / Life by the slice / I'm a survivor / Anxiety, the weed / By any means necessary / Put on a happy face / My two-headed monster friend / It all ends here
Reading Level
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920 L Lexile
Subject Term
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Mental illness.
Mental illness -- Biography.
Genre
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Autobiographies
Added Author
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Burkhart, Jessica
Johnson, Maureen, 1973- Stupid monsters and child surgeons.
Wells, Robinson. Twenty pills.
Oliver, Lauren, 1982- Light and dark.
Armentrout, Jennifer L. Escape clause.
Reed, Amy Lynn Twins.
Pike, Aprilynne Emphasis on the C.
Wilson, Rachel M. I am not this.
Wells, Dan, 1977- Girl in the kitchen.
Benson, Amber, 1977- Therapy.
Anderson, E. Kristin, 1982- This is how you unravel.
Fine, Sarah Some stuff.
Fiore, Kelly. Beyond the bottom.
Hopkins, Ellen. All I see is hope.
Neumyer, Scott. This thing inside me.
Chappell, Crissa-Jean. OCD. My tentacled monster.
Block, Francesca Lia Dirk.
Kelly, Tara. Waiting for the bad.
McCreight, Kimberly Numb.
Kelley Hall, Megan. My depression.
Moskowitz, Hannah Everything and anything.
Mahoney, Karen. Better than normal.
Pollock, Tom (Tom H.). What if.
Balog, Cyn. Objects in the mirror.
Marr, Melissa How to deal with me.
Toliver, Wendy. Life by the slice.
Rodriguez, Cindy L., 1971- I'm a survivor.
Ganger, Candace Anxiety, the weed.
Zarr, Sara By any means necessary.
Hand, Cynthia, 1978- Put on a happy face.
Stork, Francisco X. My two-headed monster friend.
Burkhart, Jessica It all ends here.
Local Subject
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Teen nonfiction collection.
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.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | TEEN 616.89 LIF | Teen Nonfiction |
| Lake Elmo Library | TEEN 616.89 LIF | Checked Out |
| Oakdale Library | TEEN 616.89 LIF | Teen Nonfiction |
| Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | TEEN 616.89 LIF | Teen Nonfiction |
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | TEEN 616.89 LIF | Checked Out |
| Stillwater Public Library | TEEN 616.89 LIF | Teen Nonfiction |
| Wildwood Library (Mahtomedi) | TEEN 616.89 LIF | Checked Out |