| Detached Contributor(s): Kilbourne, Christina (Author) |
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ISBN: 1459734319 ISBN-13: 9781459734319 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Suicide - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Depression - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 8" (0.30 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 2016 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction Selection Anna has always been so level-headed, so easy-going, so talented and funny. How could anyone have guessed she wanted to die? Anna is not like other people. She's always felt like she didn't belong: not with other kids, not with her family, not in her body. It isn't until her grandparents are killed in a tragic accident, however, that Anna starts to feel untethered. She begins to wonder what it would be like if she didn't exist, and the thought of escaping the aimless drifting is the only thing that brings her comfort. When Anna overdoses on prescription painkillers, doctors realize she has been suffering from depression and start looking for a way to help her out of the desperate black hole she never thought she would escape. It's then that rock bottom comes into sight and the journey back to normal begins. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kilbourne, Christina: - Christina Kilbourne is the author of Detached and the award-winning Dear Jo. Her writing has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Slovenian, and Ukrainian. She lives in Bracebridge, Ontario. |