: The Burn Journals
TEEN
Brent Runyon is amazingly candid in this memoir about the time he spent in hospitals and a physical rehabilitation center -- after a suicide attempt during which he covered himself in gasoline and lit himself on fire. It's practically unbelievable that he lived through this attempt in the first place, and simply amazing that the experience finally put an end to his attempts at suicide. I think this book would be an interesting, albeit sad, read for anyone. I would definitely recommend this book to a teenager (or anyone, actually) who is depressed and considering suicide. It shows that there is help, and hope, if you seek it.
Happy Reading!
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Current Audiobook:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Audiobook Waiting List:
Horns and Wrinkles by Joseph Helgerson
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Current Book:
What Happened by Peter Johnson
Book Waiting List:
Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer
Before I Die by Jenny Downham (ARC)
TEEN
Brent Runyon is amazingly candid in this memoir about the time he spent in hospitals and a physical rehabilitation center -- after a suicide attempt during which he covered himself in gasoline and lit himself on fire. It's practically unbelievable that he lived through this attempt in the first place, and simply amazing that the experience finally put an end to his attempts at suicide. I think this book would be an interesting, albeit sad, read for anyone. I would definitely recommend this book to a teenager (or anyone, actually) who is depressed and considering suicide. It shows that there is help, and hope, if you seek it.
Happy Reading!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Current Audiobook:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Audiobook Waiting List:
Horns and Wrinkles by Joseph Helgerson
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Current Book:
What Happened by Peter Johnson
Book Waiting List:
Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer
Before I Die by Jenny Downham (ARC)
Current Mood: 
optimistic
optimistic