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Get Well Soon

by Julie Halpern · 2007

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Anna Bloom is depressed — so depressed that her parents have committed her to a mental hospital with a bunch of other messed-up teens. Here she meets a roommate with a secret (and a plastic baby), a doctor who focuses way too much on her weight, and a cute, shy boy who just might like her.

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But wait! Being trapped in a loony bin isn't supposed to be about making friends, losing weight, and having a crush, is it?

Get Well Soon,Julie Halpern's fiction debut, finds humor in the unlikeliest of places, and presents a character whose voice — and heart — will resonate with all of us who have ever felt just a little bit crazy.

Genre
literary fictionhumorromancecoming of age
Themes
mental healthfriendshipsuiciderelationshipsillness
Setting
2000shigh school
Subject
psychology
Audience
young adult
Length
short · 193 pages

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