Ab(solutely) Normal
Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes
Author: Nikki Grimes, Patrick Downes, Marcella Pixley, Karen Bao, Isabel Quintero, Sonia Patel, Alechia Dow, James Bird, Rocky Callen, Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Jonathan Kastin, Anna Drury, Val Howlett, Ebony Stewart
Narrator: Maxwell Glick, Merissa Czyz, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Vico Ortiz, Tamika Katon-Donegal, Ana Osorio, Sophie Oda, Priya Ayyar
Unabridged: 10 hr 52 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Published: 08/15/2023
Synopsis
A boxer whose strength is tested more outside the ring than in it. A hiker who develops magical powers when her serotonin is finally balanced. A teen activist wrestling with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A boy whose uncontrollable tears help enable another’s healing …
In this inspiring, unflinching, and hope-filled mixed-genre collection, sixteen diverse and notable authors draw on their own lived experiences with mental health conditions to create stunning works of fiction that will uplift and empower you, break your heart and stitch it back together stronger than before.
Through powerful prose and verse, the characters in this anthology defy stereotypes and remind readers that living with a mental health condition doesn’t mean you are defined by it.