"An anthology of essays and illustrations that illuminate mental health topics in a straightforward way"--
Item details
ISBN:9781616207816
ISBN:1616207817
ISBN:9781549074615
Physical Description:print xi, 225 pages ; 23 cm
Edition:First edition.
Publisher:Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2018]
Contents / Notes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Chapter 1: What's "crazy"?. Defying definition / by Shaun David Hutchinson ; Defining the thing is the trick / by Ashley Holstrom ; What I know and what I don't know / by Dior Vargas ; What's, well, "crazy"? / by Sarah Hannah Gómez ; Being heard and hating sound / by Stephanie Kuehn ; I hate to interrupt this conversation about mental illness, but guess what -- I'm autistic / by Mike Jung ; Autistic authors who Mike Jung thinks are great / by Mike Jung -- Chapter 2: Where "crazy" meets culture. The devil inside / by Christine Heppermann ; 10 horror films about fear / by Stephanie Kuehn ; Manic pixie dream girl ["pixie dream" crossed out] / by S. Jae-Jones ; Constellation of scars / by Monique Bedard (Aura) ; Constellation of scars (art) / by Monique Bedard (Aura) ; Top 10 crazies in fiction / by S.E. Smith ; What we're born with ans what we pick up along the way / by Heidi Heilig ; Some of the things mania assures me I could totally be -- and wouldn't it be glorious? / by Heidi Heilig ; The alchemy of healing / by Emily Mayberry -- Chapter 3: The mind-body connection. Bless this mess / by Amy Reed ; Loosened associations / by Esmé Weijun Wang ; Meeting disorder / Jessica Tremaine ; I underwent cosmetic surgery for my body dysmorphia ... and I wish I hadn't / by Reid Ewing ; Flattened / by Susan Juby ; Dear 14-year-old MILCK / by MILCK -- Chapter 4: Beyond stress and sadness. Rituals / by Libba Bray ; The five people you overhear when depressed at a Van Gogh exhibit / by Emery Lord ; Mystic / by Gemma Correll ; Fighting the war on the home front / by Clint van Winkle ; Ways to say "anxiety" / by Esmé Weijun Wang ; The train of overthinking / by Gemma Correll ; Black hole / by Victoria "V.E." Schwab ; I'm over staying silent about depression / by Kristen Bell ; Telephone anxiety / by Gemma Correll ; Driver's ed / by Mary Isabel ; The pretender / by Lisa Jakub ; Compassion training: metta meditation / by Lisa Jakub -- Chapter 5: To be okay. Coda / by Meredith Russo ; Tearing feelings apart / by Yumi Sakugawa ; The light bulb, the broom, and the work they don't tell you about / by Kelly Jensen ; Happiness goes on / by Adam Silvera ; Survival mode / by Hannah Bae ; A witch's guide / by S. Zainab Williams ; Believe in yourself / by Nancy Kerrigan ; Call me crazy / by S.E. Smith ; Keep going / by Esmé Weijun Wang.
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