Linda Vigen Phillips
Auteur de Crazy
Œuvres de Linda Vigen Phillips
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 20th Century
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 82
- Popularité
- #220,761
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 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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