![]() ![]() Fifteen-year-old Jeff wakes up on New Year's Day to find himself in the hospital-specifically, in the psychiatric ward. ![]() Themes: self injury, eating disorders, substance abuse, inpatient treatment, family CUT is an appropriate book for advanced readers as young as grade school to early high school students. Suicide Notes 2011 HarperCollinsENGLISH 304 Print Pages ratings (107) borrow by Michael Thomas Ford An unforgettable coming of age novel for fans of 13 Reasons Why, It's Kind of a Funny Story, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. While this short novel is somewhat dated in terms of technology and length on inpatient treatment, young readers may be able to recognize themselves in the characters and seek appropriate help from parents or other adults. The girls on Callie's ward deal with substance abuse, eating disorders and self injury, engage in therapy to various degrees. Written for tweens and young teens, CUT is a good introduction to the problems and treatment for the mental health issues many teen girls face. Suicide Notes is narrated by Jeff, who we soon find out is narrating from the psychiatric ward of a local hospital.’ As far as Jeff is concerned he’s fine, just fine, despite the bandages from where he tried to slit his wrists. But if she's going to start feeling better, she'll have to start trusting those who can help her figure out how. She doesn't know why she can't talk any more and she doesn't know why she cuts herself. Not to the other girls in the treatment center. ![]()
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