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diane
Can range from eating disorders, to anxiety, to eating disorders, to anything interesting. Im working interning in the social work field and this is the demographic i work with.
I have read books like "Cut" and "Impulse" which are great books about young adults who are inpatient for an illness.
Thanks!
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Going Bovine is about a boy with Mad Cow disease, but I don't think he goes to a treatment center or anything.
Summary/ Review:
Grade 8 UpâIn this ambitious novel, Cameron, a 16-year-old slacker whose somewhat dysfunctional family has just about given up on him, as perhaps he himself has, when his diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jacob, "mad cow" disease, reunites them, if too late. The heart of the story, though, is a hallucinatoryâor is it?âquest with many parallels to the hopeless but inspirational efforts of Don Quixote, about whom Cameron had been reading before his illness. Just like the crazyâor was he?âSpaniard, Cam is motivated to go on a journey by a sort of Dulcinea. His pink-haired, white-winged version goes by Dulcie and leads him to take up arms against the Dark Wizard and fire giants that attack him intermittently, and to find a missing Dr. X, who can both help save the world and cure him. Cameron's Sancho is a Mexican-American dwarf, game-master hypochondriac he met in the pot smokers' bathroom at school who later turns up as his hospital roommate. Bray blends in a hearty dose of satire on the road trip as Cameron leaves his Texas deathbedâor does he?âto battle evil forces with a legendary jazz horn player, to escape the evil clutches of a happiness cult, to experiment with cloistered scientists trying to solve the mysteries of the universe, and to save a yard gnome embodying a Viking god from the clutches of the materialistic, fame-obsessed MTV-culture clones who shun individual thought. It's a trip worth taking, though meandering and message-driven at times. Some teens may check out before Cameron makes it to his final destination, but many will enjoy asking themselves the questions both deep and shallow that pop up along the way.âSuzanne Gordon, Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, GA END
Going Bovine is about a boy with Mad Cow disease, but I don't think he goes to a treatment center or anything.
Summary/ Review:
Grade 8 UpâIn this ambitious novel, Cameron, a 16-year-old slacker whose somewhat dysfunctional family has just about given up on him, as perhaps he himself has, when his diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jacob, "mad cow" disease, reunites them, if too late. The heart of the story, though, is a hallucinatoryâor is it?âquest with many parallels to the hopeless but inspirational efforts of Don Quixote, about whom Cameron had been reading before his illness. Just like the crazyâor was he?âSpaniard, Cam is motivated to go on a journey by a sort of Dulcinea. His pink-haired, white-winged version goes by Dulcie and leads him to take up arms against the Dark Wizard and fire giants that attack him intermittently, and to find a missing Dr. X, who can both help save the world and cure him. Cameron's Sancho is a Mexican-American dwarf, game-master hypochondriac he met in the pot smokers' bathroom at school who later turns up as his hospital roommate. Bray blends in a hearty dose of satire on the road trip as Cameron leaves his Texas deathbedâor does he?âto battle evil forces with a legendary jazz horn player, to escape the evil clutches of a happiness cult, to experiment with cloistered scientists trying to solve the mysteries of the universe, and to save a yard gnome embodying a Viking god from the clutches of the materialistic, fame-obsessed MTV-culture clones who shun individual thought. It's a trip worth taking, though meandering and message-driven at times. Some teens may check out before Cameron makes it to his final destination, but many will enjoy asking themselves the questions both deep and shallow that pop up along the way.âSuzanne Gordon, Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, GA END
Are there any good books you could recommend to a young adult reader?
nylover
I have been looking for some great books to read lately that are good for my age(young adult books).Thanks!
I'm looking for some great books to read appropriate for my age(young adult books). If you could please give me the title of a book, the author and possibly a description. Thanks!
I don't like science fiction, fantasy is okay(I've read Spiderwick and Narnia Chronicles). Some of my favorite authors are Meg Cabot, Sharon Creech, Megan Shull, Judy Blume, Blue Balliott, Edward Eager.
Oh yeah, I hate midevil books that have to deal with dragons and stuff. I enjoy mystery books every once in a while.
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It's been a long time since I was a young adult ;), but I would recommend the Anne of Green Gables series. I also like anything by Roald Dahl (he even has short stories for adults). I like Greek myths, too. I was always a huge Judy Blume fan, as well.
It's been a long time since I was a young adult ;), but I would recommend the Anne of Green Gables series. I also like anything by Roald Dahl (he even has short stories for adults). I like Greek myths, too. I was always a huge Judy Blume fan, as well.
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