Crazy / by Amy Reed

Thursday, 22 November 2012 00:00

"What if I can't ever be who you want me to be?"

Connor knows that Izzy won't ever fall in love with him the way he's fallen for her. But somehow he's been let into her crazy, exhilarating world and become her closest confidante.

But the closer they get, the more Connor realizes that Izzy's highs are too high and her lows are too low. And the frenetic energy that makes her shine is starting to push her into a much darker place.

As Izzy's behavior gets increasingly erratic and self-destructive, Connor gets increasingly desperate to stop her from plummeting. He knows he can't save her from her pain ... but what if no one else can?

"Real and very relatable ... There is great pleasure here in not looking away from the train wreck situations that Isabel creates." --VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

"Vibrant ... Convincing writing ... Teens will undoubtedly race through this compelling and moving novel." --School Library Journal
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Interested in other novels about dealing with mental illness? Check out...
Impulse, by Ellen Hopkins
Me, Myself, and Ike, by K.L. Denman
It's Kind of a Funny Story, by Ned Vizzini
Inside Out, by Terry Trueman
Breathless, by Jessica Warman
A Blue So Dark, by Holly Schindler
Listen, by Nancy Coffelt
Walkaway, by Alden Carter
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kessey
The Language of Goldfish, by Zibby Oneal
The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath
Suicide Notes: A Novel, by Michael Thomas Ford
Cut, by Patricia McCormick
The Freak Observer, by Blythe Woolston
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, by Joanne Greenberg
Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy, by Sonya Sones
How I Made It to Eighteen: A Mostly True Story, by Tracy White [graphic novel]

( Ms. Chadwick, Michael Resource Center ETHS)

If you want to see more of Ms. Chadwick's reviews and what the latest titles are in the MRC check out the rest of her blog!

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