A Moment of Gray - Softcover

Ruffino, B. E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1708709568 ISBN 13: 9781708709563

Verlag: Independently published, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

*WARNING: INCLUDES STRONG LANGUAGE, TEENAGE PARTIES AND GRAPHIC SCENES*The most recognizable symptom of depression is sadness, but does that mean depression and sadness are the same thing? When 17 year old Adeline Gray is forced to attend group counseling to receive the unwanted help her mother believes she needs, Adeline does her best to convince her mom that she is not depressed. She’s a normal teenager with normal teenage problems. So what if her long term boyfriend dumped her a few months back, or that her best friend’s death anniversary is creeping around the corner? She may be sad, but she’s not depressed. The worst part of the whole ordeal, besides it being forced on her, is that Adeline knows her mom’s true intentions. For years, Adeline’s mother has been ashamed of her because she doesn’t live up to the high expectations already accomplished by her beloved siblings. But one unintentional result of attending group sessions is the unlikely friend Adeline makes along the way. The seemingly dysfunctional group consists of former and current drug abusers, a boy with severe social anxiety, a girl who is medically diagnosed as depressed, and most interestingly, a boy who killed his mother. The more Adeline tries to avoid this boy with a terrifying back story, the more the boy appears in her life. She is told by family members to keep an open mind, for you never truly know someone’s story. Overtime, Adeline learns what really happened to the boy’s mother, and they decide to start over. Through this newly-found friendship, the unlikely duo takes on the world together, helping each other out. And it’s a good thing too, because once Adeline’s life starts looking less gray, a shocking realization makes everything come crashing down. Written by a teen, for a teen, A Moment of Gray dives deep into the dangerous territory that no author can seem to accurately represent: the teenage mind. This page-turning YA novel tackles the stigma of mental health in teens, as well as the importance of family, keeping an open mind, and most importantly understanding that not being okay is okay.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1708709568
• ISBN 13: 9781708709563
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zeichner: Cover Designs LA
• Anzahl der Seiten: 303
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