How I Made It to Eighteen
Title | How I Made It to Eighteen PDF eBook |
Author | Tracy White |
Publisher | Roaring Brook Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010-06-08 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 9781596434547 |
How do you know if you're on the verge of a nervous breakdown? For seventeen-year-old Stacy Black, it all begins with the smashing of a window. After putting her fist through the glass, she checks into a mental hospital. Stacy hates it there but despite herself slowly realizes she has to face the reasons for her depression to stop from self-destructing. Based on the author's experiences, How I Made it to Eighteen is a frank portrait of what it's like to struggle with self-esteem, body image issues, drug addiction, and anxiety. How I Made It to Eighteen is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.