![]() ![]() Vanessa, for example, found her own mother dying after an overdose and did not call for an ambulance, and had a boyfriend who "wouldn't even hold/ my hand" while she was waiting to have an abortion. As they begin to open up to their counselor-and each other-they reveal an almost unbelievable amount of grittiness in their backgrounds. ![]() Conner is a wealthy overachiever who had an affair with a teacher Tony, who thinks he is gay, was locked up in juvenile detention center for years after killing his mother's child-molesting boyfriend Vanessa is a manic-depressive who cuts herself to "hush the demons/ shrieking inside my brain." All three have attempted suicide. Each character is full-bodied and distinct. ) weaves together the story of three troubled teens locked up in a psychological facility after suicide attempts, once again writing in artful free verse. ![]()
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