Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes
Author: Rocky Callen, Alechia Dow, Ebony Stewart, Nikki Grimes Category: Anthologies and Collections, Emotions and Feelings, Health and Wellness, High School and (Young) Adult, Mental Health, Middle School, Perseverance and Determination, Philosophy, Self-Esteem and Identity, Short Stories and Essays Publisher: Candlewick Press Language: English Reading Age: High School and (Young) Adult, Middle School More DetailsChanneling 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.
Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes
Edited by Rocky Callen and Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Contributions by Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Mercedes Acosta, Karen Bao, James Bird, Alechia Dow, Patrick Downes, Anna Drury, Nikki Grimes, Val Howlett, Jonathan Kastin, Sonia Patel, Marcella Pixley, Isabel Quintero, Ebony Stewart, and Francisco Stork.
Source: Publisher (Candlewick Press)
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