Border Crossing - Hardcover

Anderson, Jessica Lee

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ISBN 10: 1571316892 ISBN 13: 9781571316899

Publisher: Milkweed Editions, 2009

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"The first-person narrative gives readers a poignant close-up of the teen's gradual loss of control to paranoid schizophrenia. Anderson's vivid portrayal of this frightening illness nevertheless offers hope for the valiant human spirit." --"School Library Journal" "Poignant. Through the teenager's first-person narration, Anderson traces the isolated landscape of Rockhill, a very small town in Texas, and reveals the distressing stories behind the apparent simplicity of its inhabitants' lives. [A] thought-provoking exploration of mental illness." --"Kirkus" "Like most of the best fiction, YA or otherwise, "Border Crossing" is really about Manz's search for a sense of self, his chafing against cruelty encountered at almost every turn. The author does an impressive job portraying [his] frightening mental illness. Even as Manz's paranoia becomes obvious, we never stop empathizing with his point of view. The short chapters and fast-paced scenes keep the pages turning, but it is [Anderson's] descriptions that make this fictional world almost crystalline in its bleak beauty." --"Texas Observer" ""Border Crossing" is a fascinating and disturbing novel of Manz's descent into hallucinatory paranoia and suspicion, a result of his emerging schizophrenia. Using a first-person narration, Anderson skillfully unwraps the contours and tragedy of Manz's life and mental illness. Highly recommended." --Greg Leitich Smith, author of "Ninjas", "Piranhas", and "Galileo" and "Tofu and T.Rex" "This taut coming of age novel explores mental illness and border issues in an honest and clear voice." --"Boys Read "

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