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"Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction"--

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Other Authors: Carpenter, Nora Shalaway (Editor), Callen, Rocky (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Edition:First paperback edition.
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Mental illness > Young adult fiction.
Self-esteem > Young adult fiction.
Depression, Mental > Young adult fiction.
Short stories > Young adult.
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Summary:"Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction"--
Physical Description:xi, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781536232950
1536232955
Author Notes:Nora Shalaway Carpenter is the author of The Edge of Anything , a Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Year and Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year. She is the contributing editor of the acclaimed anthology Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America , which was named an NPR Best Book of the Year and a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection, among numerous other honors. Nora Shalaway Carpenter lives in North Carolina.

Rocky Callen is the author of the YA novel A Breath Too Late , which was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Year and a Chicago Public Library Best Book and was featured in The Mujerista 's 2020 list of the ten best young adult books by Latinx authors. A former behavioral coach and a passionate mental health advocate, she founded the HoldOn2Hope Project, which unites creatives in suicide prevention. Rocky Callen lives outside of Washington, DC.

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