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Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes
Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes | Rocky Callen, Nora Shalaway Carpenter
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Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction. A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A socially anxious vampire (…more)
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Victoriahoperose
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I loved this book. The stories were excellent and well written. It came across perfectly as an audiobook and I really enjoyed all the different themes. This one is a must read, for sure, especially for YA.

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Bookish_Gal
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Roughly dozen short stories each varying in the types of mental health they showcase. This is the one that resonates with me the other, not so much. I love the idea of this book; story about a teen going through a mental health crisis of some kind that the author then quickly describe from their life. Although still good exposure for PTSD, depression, OCD, etc. I just couldn‘t get into them all. Sure I‘m not the intended group. Some went far in