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Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy | Sonya Sones
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It happens just like that, in the blink of an eye. An older sister has a mental breakdown and has to be hospitalized. A younger sister is left behind to cope with a family torn apart by grief and friends who turn their backs on her. But worst of all is the loss of her big sister, her confidante, her best friend, who has gone someplace no one can reach. In the tradition of The Bell Jar, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, and Lisa, Bright and Dark comes this haunting first book told in poems, and based on the true story of the author's life. 2000 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) and 2000 Quick Picks for Young Adults (Recomm. Books for Reluctant Young Readers)
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MG novel in verse: When Cookie‘s older sister is hospitalized with a bipolar diagnosis, home is not the same anymore, since her parents are in conflict. School isn‘t much better, her friends shut her out. Powerful poems illuminate how a whole family is affected by mental illness.

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KimberlyJuracich
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I thought it was well written. It shows what the family of the daughter who has bipolar disorder went through.

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Young adult novel-in-verse based on the author‘s family experience when her sister was hospitalized and diagnosed with bipolar.
Recommend.

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blondie
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Re-read.
I can't even remember how old I was when I last read this.

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Inspired by the author's personal experience of having an older sister diagnosed with mental illness, this is a quick yet powerful read. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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First page and it's already a doozy!

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Excited for @24in48 😄 #24in48

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