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Sones, Sonya

Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy

149 pp. | HarperCollins | October, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-06-028387-4 $$14.95 | Library ISBN 0-06-028386-6 $$14.89
(3) 4-6 When her older sister becomes mentally ill, an adolescent girl describes her own tumultuous feelings in a series of free verse poems. The simple verses are occasionally glib, but more often sensitively written, gathering cumulative power as they trace Cookie's feelings of loss, despair, and loneliness as Sister is institutionalized, undergoes shock therapy, and ultimately makes small steps toward recovery.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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