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Corey Egbert
Illustrator: Corey Egbert
Ages: 14+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-374-30839-1
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-divorce, schizophrenia, gaslighting, kidnapping, LDS, family estrangement, healing, forgiveness, friendship, romance, guilt
Teen Corey and his younger sister survive a terrifying kidnapping by their increasingly mentally ill, albeit loving, mother. Gentle pastel illustrations. Author's note. Includes mental health resources. Mature content