Schumacher, Julie Black Box, 168 p. Delacorte (Random), 2008.
Language: PG (11 swears, no "f").
MS, HS - OPTIONAL
Elena doesn't know what to do when her older sister, the perfect one, loses her grip on sanity and is institutionalized. Then the school bad boy, Jimmy, befriends Elena and gives her some good advice and a shoulder to lean on as things at the hospital and at home begin to spiral out of control.
This book about the sibling of someone with depression gets its message across, but it will probably do best in a large collection.
Cindy, Library-Teacher
Language: PG (11 swears, no "f").
MS, HS - OPTIONAL
Elena doesn't know what to do when her older sister, the perfect one, loses her grip on sanity and is institutionalized. Then the school bad boy, Jimmy, befriends Elena and gives her some good advice and a shoulder to lean on as things at the hospital and at home begin to spiral out of control.
This book about the sibling of someone with depression gets its message across, but it will probably do best in a large collection.
Cindy, Library-Teacher
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I just began this book and love the style of writing. Ms. Schumacher has taken a sensitive and difficult topic and made it real and thoughtful.
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