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Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When Margaret's fiancé, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans despite what she now knows of his condition, or back away from the suffering it may bring her. She decides to marry him. Imagine Me Gone is the story of what unfolds from this act of love and faith. At the heart of it is their eldest son, Michael, a brilliant, anxious music fanatic who makes sense of the world through parody....
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Grace M. Cho grew up in a small, rural American town as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. When Grace was fifteen, her Korean mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that would continue for the rest of her life. Part food memoir, part sociological investigation, TASTES LIKE WAR is a hybrid text about a daughter's search through intimate and global history to understand herself...
4) Angela
Publisher
New Video Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Angela, age ten, becomes obsessed with cleansing herself of sin in an attempt to thwart Lucifer and to cure her mother's mental illness.
5) Homecoming
Publisher
Platinum Disc
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Abandoned by their mentally ill mother, the Tillerman children set off in search of a place to stay. Alone, scared and with nowhere to turn, they travel cross country to find the reclusive grandmother they've never met.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When Cricket's Aunt Belinda accidentally forgets her in the grocery store, Cricket decides to run away once and for all. But Cricket has to stay close by because even though her mama hasn't been in touch since she disappeared, she'll surely come back. And Cricket has to be there when she does. Because she needs answers"--
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"For years, Harris Hayes has taught his daughter, Aggie, the ways of the northern woods. So when her mother's depression worsens, Harris shows the girl how to find and sketch the nests of wild birds as an antidote to sadness. Aggie is in a tree far overhead when her unpredictable mother spots her and forbids her to climb. Angry, the ten-year-old accidentally lights a tragic fire, then flees downriver. She lands her boat near untamed forest, where...
Author
Publisher
Seeds of Hope Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"This is a three-part book that honestly and gently addresses key issues in dealing with a parent who has experienced trauma. An important resource for anyone working with teens, this interactive book includes clear information and opportunities for self-expression." --
13) The parakeet
Author
Publisher
Graphic Mundi
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"An account in graphic novel format, based on the author's own experiences, of a boy coping with his mother's suffering from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, showing how mental illness can both tear families apart and reaffirm the bonds of love"--
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