num_pages: 256
description: Acclaimed author E.R. Frank writes provocative fiction. America, a foulmouthed, yet endearing 16-year-old, attempts suicide and is placed in the care of psychiatrists at Ridgeway mental hospital. There he learns to cope with a past filled with neglect and mistreatment with the help of Dr. B. Alternating between Americas present- day stay at the hospital and his past, living in the care of his older brothers, America is a stark exploration of the mind of an inner-city youth.
language: English
title: America
titlecomplete: America
genres: Young Adult, Banned Books, Abuse, Fostering, Mental Illness, Coming Of Age, Teen, Mental Health, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 1369
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Jugendbuch
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers