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Published
2007
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

Impulse

Ellen Hopkins

Three teens meet at Aspen Springs, a residential treatment center, after their suicide attempts.

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Themes

Mental healthFriendshipHealing & hope

Mood

Feels challenging, dark.

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