| The Memory of Light Contributor(s): Stork, Francisco X. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545474337 ISBN-13: 9780545474337 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Depression - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Suicide - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014044136 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.60 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 179195 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now in paperback: This beautiful novel from the author of Marcelo in the Real World about life after a suicide attempt is perfect for fans of Gayle Forman and Thirteen Reasons Why.When Vicky Cruz wakes up in the Lakeview Hospital Mental Disorders ward, she knows one thing: After her suicide attempt, she shouldn't be alive. But then she meets Mona, the live wire; Gabriel, the saint; E.M., always angry; and Dr. Desai, a quiet force. With stories and honesty, kindness and hard work, they push her to reconsider her life before Lakeview, and offer her an acceptance she's never had.But Vicky's newfound peace is as fragile as the roses that grow around the hospital. And when a crisis forces the group to split up, sending Vicky back to the life that drove her to suicide, she must try to find her own courage and strength. She may not have them. She doesn't know.Inspired in part by the author's own experience with depression, The Memory of Light is the rare young adult novel that focuses not on the events leading up to a suicide attempt, but the recovery from one -- about living when life doesn't seem worth it, and how we go on anyway. |