Books about Decreasing World Suck In Ourselves
The most
difficult kind of suck to overcome comes from within. When we face our demons,
our fears, and our mistakes, we create the greatest kind of awesome. This kind
of awesome helps us become the people we want to be, develops the strengths we
didn’t know we had, and shows us what we truly value.
Very LeFreak by Rachel Cohn
Veronica "Very" LeFreak cannot live without her iPhone, laptop, and iPod, to name a few, which puts her future at Columbia and her friendships in jeopardy. To save
her life, her professors and friends stage an intervention and send Very to the ESCAPE
(Emergency Services for Computer-Addicted Persons Everywhere) program. Very
resents this attempt to force her to quit technology cold turkey, but at ESCAPE,
without any other distractions, Very is able to examine her own thoughts and
feelings and discovers her true self.
First Line: It wasn’t the fact that Starbucks did not – would not – serve Guinness with a raw egg followed by an espresso chaser that was ruining Very’s hangover.
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First Line: It wasn’t the fact that Starbucks did not – would not – serve Guinness with a raw egg followed by an espresso chaser that was ruining Very’s hangover.
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Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Samantha wakes up every
morning and dies every night. Stuck in a Groundhog’s Day loop with mean girls as friends, she experiences the car accident that killed her over and over,
and learns that even the smallest actions have ripples. Each time she learns something new about people she thought she understood. As the days go by, Sam
tries save herself from the loop, only to discover that the most important
thing she can change is herself.
First Line: They say that just before you die your whole life flashes before your eyes, but that’s not how it happened for me.
First Line: They say that just before you die your whole life flashes before your eyes, but that’s not how it happened for me.
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Craig Gilner
wants to kill himself. He is depressed, throws up everything, and cannot manage his family
and friendships. On one particularly bad night, he calls the suicide hotline, and then checks into the hospital, in the adult psychiatric ward. In the
hospital, Craig finds his way to recovery through examining his depression and retaining his sense of humor,
remembering his childhood love of art, and connecting to the other patients and
finding ways to help them.
First Line: It’s so hard to talk when you want to kill yourself.
It's Kind of a Funny Story is now a major motion picture! More info here.
First Line: It’s so hard to talk when you want to kill yourself.
It's Kind of a Funny Story is now a major motion picture! More info here.