LEADER 00000nam 2200577 i 4500 005 20230508125431.0 006 m do d 007 cr un ---uuuuu 008 230418s2023 maua do 000 1 eng d 020 9781536231595 020 1536231592 035 (OCoLC)1375574474 040 NjBwBT|beng|erda|cNjBwBT|dUtOrBLW 069 03483066 082 04 [Fic] 082 04 [Fic]|223/eng/20230418 099 eBook Boundless 245 00 Ab(solutely) normal :|bshort stories that smash mental health stereotypes /|cedited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter and Rocky Callen.|h[Boundless electronic resource] 246 3 Absolutely normal 250 First edition. 264 1 Somerville, Massachusetts :|bCandlewick Press,|c2023. 300 1 online resource (xi, 324 pages) :|billustrations 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rda 520 Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction.A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A socially anxious vampire learns he has to save his town by (gulp) working with people. As part of her teshuvah, a girl writes letters to the ex-boyfriend she still loves, revealing that her struggle with angry outbursts is related to PMDD. A boy sheds uncontrollable tears but finds that in doing so he's helping to enable another's healing. In this inspiring, unflinching, and hope-filled mixed-genre collection, sixteen diverse and notable authors draw on their own lived experiences with mental health conditions to create stunning works of fiction that will uplift and empower you, break your heart and stitch it back together stronger than before. Through powerful prose, verse, and graphics, the characters in this anthology defy stereotypes as they remind readers that living with a mental health condition doesn't mean that you're defined by it. Each story is followed by a note from its author to the reader, and comprehensive back matter includes bios for the contributors as well as a collection of relevant resources. With contributions by: Mercedes Acosta * Karen Jialu Bao * James Bird * Rocky Callen * Nora Shalaway Carpenter * Alechia Dow * Patrick Downes * Anna Drury * Nikki Grimes * Val Howlett * Jonathan Lenore Kastin * Sonia Patel * Marcella Pixley * Isabel Quintero * Ebony Stewart * Francisco X. Stork 538 Requires Boundless App. 588 Description based on print version record. 650 0 Children's stories. 650 1 Mental illness|vFiction. 650 1 Depression, Mental|vFiction. 650 1 Self-esteem|vFiction. 650 1 Short stories. 655 0 Young adult fiction. 655 7 Short stories.|2lcgft 700 1 Carpenter, Nora,|eeditor,|eauthor. 700 1 Callen, Rocky,|eeditor,|eauthor. 700 12 Callen, Rocky.|tThey call me Hurricane. 700 12 Stewart, Ebony.|tBody with wholes. 700 12 Carpenter, Nora.|tSpidey sense. 700 12 Patel, Sonia.|tNothing feels no pain. 700 12 Kastin, Jonathan Lenore.|tPeculiar falls. 700 12 Grimes, Nikki.|tAvalanche. 700 12 Howlett, Valerie.|tBeggars would ride. 700 12 Acosta, Cibby.|tMy sister Rafaela is a good person. 700 12 Downes, Patrick,|d1968-|tVerbatim. 700 12 Quintero, Isabel.|tBack of the truck. 776 08 |iElectronic reproduction of (manifestation): |tAb(solutely) normal|dSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023|z9781536224146 |w(NjBwBT)bl2023012902 856 40 |uhttps://naper.boundless.baker-taylor.com/ng/view/library /title/0030180871|zFound on Boundless