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(Don't) call me crazy : 33 voices start the conversation about mental health / edited by Kelly Jensen.

Jensen, Kelly, (compiler.). Hutchinson, Shaun David, (author.). Holstrom, Ashley, (author.). Vargas, Dior, (author.). G©Øomez, Sarah Hannah, (author.). Kuehn, Stephanie, (author.). Jung, Mike, (author.). Heppermann, Christine, (author.). Jae-Jones, S., (author.). Bedard, Monique, (author.). Smith, Sarah Elaine, 1983- (author.). Heilig, Heidi, (author.). Mayberry, Emily, (author.). Reed, Amy Lynn, (author.). Wang, Esm©Øe Weijun, (author.). Tremaine, Jessica, (author.). Ewing, Reid H., (author.). Juby, Susan, 1969- (author.). MILCK, (author.). Bray, Libba, (author.). Lord, Emery, (author.). Correll, Gemma, (author,, illustrator.). Van Winkle, Clint, (author.). Schwab, Victoria, (author.). Bell, Kristen, 1980- (author.). Isabel, Mary, (author.). Jakub, Lisa, 1978- (author.). Russo, Meredith, (author.). Sakugawa, Yumi, (author,, illustrator.). Silvera, Adam, 1990- (author.). Bae, Hannah, (author.). Williams, S. Zainab, (author.). Kerrigan, Nancy, 1969- (author.).

Summary:

To understand mental health, we need to talk openly about it. This collection explores a wide range of topics, from the authors' personal experiences with mental illness and understanding how our brains are wired, to exploring the do's and don'ts of talking about mental health." --Adapted from back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781616207816
ISBN: 9781549074615
ISBN: 1616207817
Physical Description: xi, 225 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and filmography (page 213).
Formatted Contents Note:	Chapter 1. What's "crazy"?. Defying definition / by Shaun David Hutchinson -- Defining the thing is the trick / by Ashley Holstrom -- What I know and what I don't know / by Dior Vargas -- What's, well, "crazy"? / by Sarah Hannah G©Øomez -- Being heard and hating sound / by Stephanie Kuehn -- I hate to interrupt this conversation about mental illness, but guess what--I'm autistic / by Mike Jung -- Autistic authors who Mike Jung thinks are great / by Mike Jung. Chapter 2. Where "crazy" meets culture. The devil inside / by Christine Heppermann -- 10 horror films about fear / by Stephanie Kuehn -- Manic pixie dream girl ["pixie dream" crossed out] / by S. Jae-Jones -- Constellation of scars / by Monique Bedard (Aura) -- Constellation of scars (art) / by Monique Bedard (Aura) -- Top 10 crazies in fiction / by S.E. Smith -- What we're born with and what we pick up along the way / by Heidi Heilig -- Some of the things mania assures me I could totally be--and wouldn't it be glorious? / by Heidi Heilig -- The alchemy of healing / by Emily Mayberry. Chapter 3. The mind-body connection. Bless this mess / by Amy Reed -- Loosened associations / by Esm©Øe Weijun Wang -- Meeting disorder / Jessica Tremaine -- I underwent cosmetic surgery for my body dysmorphia ... and I wish I hadn't / by Reid Ewing -- Flattened / by Susan Juby -- Dear 14-year-old MILCK / by MILCK. Chapter 4. Beyond stress and sadness. Rituals / by Libba Bray -- The five people you overhear when depressed at a Van Gogh exhibit / by Emery Lord -- Mystic / by Gemma Correll -- Fighting the war on the home front / by Clint van Winkle -- Ways to say "anxiety" / by Esm©Øe Weijun Wang -- The train of overthinking / by Gemma Correll -- Black hole / by Victoria "V.E." Schwab -- I'm over staying silent about depression / by Kristen Bell -- Telephone anxiety / by Gemma Correll -- Driver's ed / by Mary Isabel -- The pretender / by Lisa Jakub -- Compassion training: metta meditation / by Lisa Jakub. Chapter 5. To be okay. Coda / by Meredith Russo -- Tearing feelings apart / by Yumi Sakugawa -- The light bulb, the broom, and the work they don't tell you about / by Kelly Jensen -- Happiness goes on / by Adam Silvera -- Survival mode / by Hannah Bae -- A witch's guide / by S. Zainab Williams -- Believe in yourself / by Nancy Kerrigan -- Call me crazy / by S.E. Smith -- Keep going / by Esm©Øe Weijun Wang.
Target Audience Note:	Age 14-18. Grade 9 to 12.
Awards Note:	Schneider Family Book Award, Teen Book Honor, 2019.