
The Memory of Light
Scholastic Inc. · Paperback · August 29, 2017
Now in paperback: This beautiful novel from the author of Marcelo in the Real World about life after a suicide attempt is perfect for fans of Gayle Forman and Thirteen Reasons Why.
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- Who it’s for
- A candid novel about recovery after a suicide attempt and the difficult work of living.
- Genres
- Teen Suicide, Mental Illness for Teens, Depression for Teens
- Published
- Scholastic Inc., August 29, 2017
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Now in paperback: This beautiful novel from the author of Marcelo in the Real World about life after a suicide attempt is perfect for fans of Gayle Forman and Thirteen Reasons Why. When Vicky Cruz wakes up in the Lakeview Hospital Mental Disorders ward, she knows one thing: After her suicide attempt, she shouldn't be alive. But then she meets Mona, the live wire; Gabriel, the saint; E.M., always angry; and Dr. Desai, a quiet force.
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With stories and honesty, kindness and hard work, they push her to reconsider her life before Lakeview, and offer her an acceptance she's never had.But Vicky's newfound peace is as fragile as the roses that grow around the hospital. And when a crisis forces the group to split up, sending Vicky back to the life that drove her to suicide, she must try to find her own courage and strength. She may not have them. She doesn't know.Inspired in part by the author's own experience with depression, The Memory of Light is the rare young adult novel that focuses not on the events leading up to a suicide attempt, but the recovery from one -- about living when life doesn't seem worth it, and how we go on anyway.
The Work of Living
A candid novel about recovery after a suicide attempt and the difficult work of living.
Come here for
- A focus on recovery after a suicide attempt
- Stories of kindness, honesty, and finding acceptance
Expect
- Relationships formed in a hospital mental disorders ward
- A fragile sense of peace tested by life beyond Lakeview
Where it sits
| Depression for Teens | 74% |
|---|---|
| Mental Illness for Teens | 69% |
| Teen Suicide | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Death & Grief for Teens
- Depression for Teens
- Friendship for Teens
- Authors
- Francisco X. Stork
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- August 29, 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Death & Grief for Teens