Ab(solutely) Normal
Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes
Author: Sonia Patel, Nikki Grimes, Mercedes Acosta, Rocky Callen, Jonathan Kastin, Patrick Downes, Francisco Stork, Ebony Stewart, James Bird, Karen Bao, Anna Drury, Marcella Pixley, Alechia Dow, Isabel Quintero, Val Howlett, Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Rocky Callen
Narrator: Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Priya Ayyar, Vico Ortiz, Sophie Oda, Ana Osorio, Maxwell Glick, Merissa Czyz, Tamika Katon-Donegal
Unabridged: 10 hr 52 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 08/15/2023
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes
Synopsis
A boxer whose strength is tested more outside the ring than in it. A hiker who develops magical powers when her serotonin is finally balanced. A teen activist wrestling with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A boy whose uncontrollable tears help enable another’s healing …
In this inspiring, unflinching, and hope-filled mixed-genre collection, sixteen diverse and notable authors draw on their own lived experiences with mental health conditions to create stunning works of fiction that will uplift and empower you, break your heart and stitch it back together stronger than before.
Through powerful prose and verse, the characters in this anthology defy stereotypes and remind readers that living with a mental health condition doesn’t mean you are defined by it.
