We had a book discussion the other day on Cut by Patricia McCormick. This book is about Callie and how she has to go to a hospital to get treated for cutting, which is a form of self-injury used as a coping mechanism by about 1% of the population. Self-injury is often misunderstood by people who think that the cutter does it to get attention. Actually, cutting is a sickness a lot like anorexia or bulimia. It is usually tied to deeper issues. We had a great discussion on the book. Here are some other books with similar themes you might enjoy if you liked Cut and are interested in reading something else:OTHER BOOKS THAT DEAL WITH SELF-INJURY (cutting):
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
Crosses (coming soon to the YA department)by Shelley Stoehr
OTHER BOOKS THAT DEAL WITH SELECTIVE MUTISM (not speaking):
The Sledding Hill by Chris Crutcher
Silent to the Bone by E. L. Konsgsburg
Blood Secret by Kathryn Lasky
I Can’t Tell You by Hillary Frank
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
OTHER BOOKS THAT DEAL WITH STAYING IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL:
It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
5 comments:
its kind of a funny story is such a good book, it is a tear jerker, and a laugh out lod book all at the same time! READ THIS BOOK!
I've also heard that Girl Interrupted is similar. The book...not the movie. Suzanne
that is 100% true...except for the head drawings, there are no head drawings in girl interrupted.
I really enjoyed this book when I was younger. It was funny and slightly heartbreaking at the same time and I just thought it was brilliant.
Another I'd recommend is 'Checkers' by John Marsden. It's a young adults book written like a diary about a girl in a mental hospital and it use to be one of my favourites.
I loved this book when I was younger, it was funny and slightly heartbreaking at the same time and I thought it was brilliant.
Another I'd recommend is 'Checkers' by John Marsden. It's a young adults book written like a diary about a girl in a mental hospital and it use to be one of my favourites.
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