Cut
Author: Patricia McCormick
You say it’s up to me to do the talking. You lean forward and your black leather chair groans, like a living thing. Like the cow it was before somebody killed it and turned it into a chair in a shrink’s office in a loony bin…….Read More
13 Books Similar to Cut
Massive
Weight is a big issue in Carmen's life - not surprising when her mother is obsessed with dieting and is determined that her daughter will be thin. But with a… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Mental Health, Young Adult
Born Blue
Janie . . . Leshaya . . . whatever she’s called, she’s a survivor. Rescued from the brink of death, this child of a heroin addict has seen it all:… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult
Sold
Zana Muhsen, born and bred in Birmingham, is of Yemeni origin. When her father told her she was to spend a holiday with relatives in North Yemen, she jumped at… Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, British, Social Sciences, Yemen Arab Republic
Crosses
Nancy and Katie are best friends with one big thing in common they both cut themselves, Not by accident, we do it purposely and regularly because physical pain is comforting,… Continue Reading Posted in: Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Self Esteem
Scars
Kendra, fifteen, hasn't felt safe since she began to recall devastating memories of childhood sexual abuse, especially because she still can't remember the most important detail-- her abuser's identity. Frightened,… Continue Reading Posted in: Lesbians, Sex Crimes, Sexual Abuse Victims, Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Physical & Emotional Abuse, Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Self Mutilation
Treacherous Love: The Diary of an Anonymous Teenager
Fourteen-year-old Jennie's life is turning upside down. Her father has walked out, and her anguished mother seeks solace in pills. Her best friend practically abandons her to be with a… Continue Reading Posted in: Child Sexual Abuse By Teachers, Sexually Abused Teenagers
Willow
Sixteen-year-old Willow, who was driving the car that killed both of her parents, copes with the pain and guilt by cutting herself, until she meets a smart and sensitive boy… Continue Reading Posted in: Cutting (Self Mutilation), Death, Young Adult Fiction
It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, A True Story from Her Diary
The editor of the classic GO ASK ALICE has compiled the poignant journals of a 14-year-old date-rape victim who contracted AIDS and died. Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, Patients, Personal Narratives
Inner Hunger: A Young Woman’s Struggle Through Anorexia and Bulimia
A painful, powerful, and ultimately enriching account of what it feels like to be young, confused, and controlled by food, Inner Hunger tells an important story of anguish, frustration, and… Continue Reading
Impulse
Sometimes you don't wake up. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same.Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric… Continue Reading Posted in: Novels In Verse, Suicide
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.