Everyone has weird thoughts sometimes. But for seventeen-year-old Dani Solomon, strange thoughts have taken over her life. She loves Alex, the little boy she babysits, more than anything. But one day, she has a vision of murdering him that's so gruesome, she can't get it out of her mind. In fact, Dani's convinced that she really will kill Alex. She confesses the thoughts to keep him safe, setting off a media frenzy that makes "Dani Death" the target of an extremist vigilante group. Through the help of a brave therapist, Dani begins to heal her broken mind. But will it be too late? The people of her community want justice . . . and Dani's learning that some thoughts are better left unsaid.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Janet Ruth Young
EAN: 9781416959441
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 406 g
HEIGHT: 210 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Simon & Schuster
DATE PUBLISHED: 2011-07-26
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GENRE: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Depression, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Mental Illness
WIDTH: 140 cm
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Book Themes:
Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs
"Teens who feel misunderstood will relate to Dani’s struggles to maintain her reputation in a society that tends to view them with suspicion." --KIRKUS REVIEWS, June 15, 2011, * “Young's writing style is assured, and the tension stays high throughout, as local reaction escalates, complete with tabloid headlines, a cesspool of Internet commentary, and the threat of vigilantism. It's a realistic and disturbing look at our cultural response to mental illness.”--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Janet Ruth Young is the author of the teen novels My Beautiful Failure, Things I Shouldn’t Think (previously published as The Babysitter Murders), and The Opposite of Music. She lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Visit her at JanetRuthYoung.com.
