How I made it to eighteen : a mostly true story / Tracy White.

Author: White, Tracy.

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2010.

ISBN: 9781596434547
1596434546

Description: 151 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject: Adolescent psychology Comic books, strips, etc.
Self-esteem in adolescence Comic books, strips, etc.
Body image in adolescence Comic books, strips, etc.
Teenagers Family relationships Comic books, strips, etc.
Parent and teenager Comic books, strips, etc.
Self-mutilation in adolescence Comic books, strips, etc.
Teenagers Substance use Comic books, strips, etc.
Adolescent psychology Fiction.
Self-esteem in adolescence Fiction.
Body image in adolescence Fiction.
Teenagers Family relationships Fiction.
Parent and teenager Fiction.
Self-mutilation in adolescence Fiction.
Teenagers Substance use Fiction.
Graphic novels.

Summary: "How do you know if you're on the verge of a nervous breakdown? For seventeen-year-old Stacy Black, it all begins with the smashing of a window. After putting her fist through the glass, she checks into a mental hospital. Stacy hates it there but despite herself slowly realizes she has to face the reasons for her depression to stop from self-destructing. Based on the author's experiences, How I Made it to Eighteen is a frank portrait of what it's like to struggle with self-esteem, body image issues, drug addiction, and anxiety." -- Publisher's website.