 |
 |
 |
 |
||
|
The Teaberry Strangler Meet the author Laura Childs |
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici Meet the author C.W. Gortner |
Collusion Meet the author Stuart Neville |
An Amish Love Meet the author Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller & Kelly Long |
Julie Schumacher
Dear Librarian, Depression is increasingly common, particularly among women and adolescents. It is also dangerous: suicide is almost twice as common as homicide in the US. But embarrassment – and the belief that depression is a "personal weakness" – keeps more than a third of those who suffer from depression from seeking treatment. I wrote BLACK BOX, in part, to shed light on the shame and confusion that too often accompany mental illness. This is not a bleak or hopeless book – Judith Guest, author of Ordinary People, calls BLACK BOX "witty and spare" – but it challenges the reader to reconsider attitudes toward mental illness. Enter to win one of five free copies by emailing me via my website: www.julieschumacher.com. And thanks for your interest in my work. "Schumacher's books ring with genuine and true memories, and her technical skills put her among the top middle-grade and YA writers working today.... I am more impressed than ever by Schumacher's work, which ranks right up there with the best the field has to offer." – Pete Hautman, National Book Award winner *BLACK BOX is a Junior Library Guild selection and has been nominated for the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults, 2009. Julie Schumacher
Black Box / Julie Schumacher / Delacorte Books for Young Readers / Hardcover; 176 pages
Price: $15.99 / ISBN: 978-0385735421 / Published: August, 2008 Julie Schumacher is one of our featured authors this week. Click here to view her reader comments and feel free to use them in your newsletters. |