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Published
1999
Publisher
HarperCollins
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult
Bridge · Ages 12–14

Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy

Sonya Sones

Thirteen-year-old Cookie's world turns upside down when her older sister has a mental breakdown and is hospitalized.

  • Claudia Lewis Award 2000
  • YALSA Best Books for Young Adults 2000
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Themes

SiblingsMental healthFamily

Mood

Feels emotional, sad.

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