To be Mona
By: Kelly Easton
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781416900559
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Self-confidence; Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters; Single-parent families; Single parent families; Fiction; Mental illness; Dating (Social customs); High schools; Schools; Manic-depressive illness; Identity
Description: High school senior Sage tries to hide her mentally ill mother and get a popular football player to go out with her, but eventually she realizes that abandoning her real friends and letting herself be manipulated by others does not make her feel better after all. Includes author's note about bipolar disorder and abusive relationships.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217).