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(Don't) call me crazy : 33 voices start the conversation about mental health

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

Record details

ISBN: 1616207817 (trade pbk. original ; alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781616207816 (trade pbk. original ; alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
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.
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 Gómez -- 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 ans 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 Esmé 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 Esmé 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 Esmé Weijun Wang.
Summary, etc.:	"An anthology of essays and illustrations that illuminate mental health topics in a straightforward way"--
Target Audience Note:	Age 14-18. Grade 9 to 12.