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Ab(solutely) Normal : Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes

Sixteen extraordinary authors subvert mental health stereotypes in this powerful and uplifting mix-genre collection of fiction.

A boxer whose strength is tested more outside the ring than in it. A hiker who develops magical powers when her serotonin is finally balanced. A teen activist wrestling with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A boy whose uncontrollable tears help enable another’s healing 


In this inspiring, unflinching, and hope-filled mixed-genre collection, sixteen diverse and notable authors draw on their own lived experiences with mental health conditions to create stunning works of fiction that will uplift and empower you, break your heart and stitch it back together stronger than before.

Through powerful prose and verse, the characters in this anthology defy stereotypes and remind readers that living with a mental health condition doesn’t mean you are defined by it.


Authors:

  • Karen Bao
  • Anna Drury
  • Sonia Patel
  • Rocky Callen
  • Jonathan Kastin
  • Isabel Quintero
  • Mercedes Acosta
  • Patrick Downes
  • Nikki Grimes
  • Francisco Stork
  • Ebony Stewart
  • Val Howlett
  • Nora Shalaway Carpenter
  • Marcella Pixley
  • Alechia Dow
  • James Bird

Narrators:

  • Vico Ortiz
  • Sophie Oda
  • Maxwell Glick
  • Merissa Czyz
  • Ana Osorio
  • Tamika Katon-Donegal
  • Shaun Taylor-Corbett
  • Priya Ayyar

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 10 h 52 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Teenage and young adult
  • Love and life

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