Ab(solutely) normal short stories that smash mental health stereotypes

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

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.
Subjects:	Mental illness > Juvenile fiction. Self-esteem > Juvenile fiction. Depression, Mental > Juvenile fiction. Short stories > Juvenile.

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.