Linda Vigen Phillips
Autore di Crazy
Opere di Linda Vigen Phillips
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 20th Century
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Premi e riconoscimenti
Statistiche
- Opere
- 2
- Utenti
- 83
- Popolarità
- #218,811
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 11
- ISBN
- 5
My reactions
Told entirely in verse, this is a moving look at one teen’s efforts to come to grips with an issue that no one wants to talk about. I was quickly involved in Laura’s journey. Her own ups and downs as a teenager are fairly typical – new boy takes interest but doesn’t call right away, best friend seems jealous, loves art class, babysitting the kids from hell, etc. But what sets her apart, of course, is her mother’s mental illness – a condition no one speaks about or explains to Laura. So she is left to worry and wonder and consider on her own the possibilities.
My heart about broke for her as she struggled to understand her mother’s illness and bravely sought answers to her most fearful question: Will I also become like my mother because I also love art? It’s clear that Laura feels very alone with this struggle, but she does have people who care for her – Mrs Grant tries to reach out to her, Dr Goodman comes through with basic, honest information, Mrs Boucher listens and helps Laura find a creative outlet.
In an afterword the author states that this work is partly based on her own experiences as a teen in the early 1960s. The result is a very personal, emotional story.
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