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I Don't Want to Be Crazy - by Samantha Schutz (Paperback)

I Don't Want to Be Crazy - by  Samantha Schutz (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A harrowing, remarkable poetry memoir about one girl's struggle with anxiety disorder.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A harrowing, remarkable poetry memoir about one girl's struggle with anxiety disorder.<p></p>This is a true story of growing up, breaking down, and coming to grips with a psychological disorder. When Samantha Schutz first left home for college, she was excited by the possibilities -- freedom from parents, freedom from a boyfriend who was reckless with her affections, freedom from the person she was supposed to be. At first, she reveled in the independence . . . but as pressures increased, she began to suffer anxiety attacks that would leave her mentally shaken and physically incapacitated. Thus began a hard road of discovery and coping, powerfully rendered in this poetry memoir.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>I Don't Want to be Crazy</i>: </b>An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersVersifying a novel takes craft and dedication. Versifying a memoir takes courage. I Don't Want to be Crazy invites readers inside the head of a young woman questioning her sanity. Author Samantha Schutz must be commended for allowing readers such a personal glimpse of this frightening piece of her life experience. -- Ellen Hopkins, author of Crank<i>I Don't Want To Be Crazy</i> is intense, intimate, heartbreaking. Its power is in its honesty, which is so profound and affecting, I had to remind myself to breathe. -- Deb Caletti, author of <i>Honey, Baby, Sweetheart</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Samantha Schutz is the author of the acclaimed memoir <i>I Don't Want to Be Crazy</i>, which was a New York Public Library Best Book for Teens and a Voices of Youth Advocates Poetry Pick. <i>You Are Not Here</i> was her first novel. Samantha lives and works in New York City as a children's book editor.

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