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Stork, Francisco X.

The Memory of Light

328 pp. | Scholastic/Levine | February, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-47432-0 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-545-63402-1
(2) YA Sixteen-year-old Vicky Cruz wakes up in a mental ward after a suicide attempt. She reluctantly agrees to stay for treatment and finds herself connecting with fellow patients as, together, they are guided by Dr. Desai to explore their issues. Stork imbues his characters with honest pain and humor, lending truth to their struggles with mental illness, class tensions, domestic violence, grief, and survival.
Reviewer: Anastasia M. Collins | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2016

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