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Schantz, Sarah Elizabeth

Fig

346 pp. | McElderry | April, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-2358-8 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-2360-1
(2) YA Fiona ("Fig") is only six years old when her mother is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Following a period of hospitalization, Fig's mother returns changed to the family farm. Sensitive and intelligent, Fig internalizes her mother's struggle, developing self-abusive coping strategies inspired by magical thinking. Schantz's first novel is a measured, bittersweet account of Fig's life from ages six to nineteen.
Reviewer: Amy Pattee | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2015

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