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Cameron and the Girlsby Edward Averett
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Fourteen-year-old Cameron understands that he has to take pills to stop hearing the voices in his head. But he likes the voices, especially the one he calls The Girl, a gentle, encouraging persona who wants to be his girlfriend. But after he has a public breakdown, his parents make him take the pills anyway. Distraught and furious at the loss of his girlfriend, Cameron turns to his friend Nina, a girl struggling with clinical depression. Like Cameron, Nina hates the numbing affects of her meds, and they make a pact to be rid of the pills altogether. Initially, they feel triumphant--they're regaining control over their lives and making their own decisions--but soon Cameron's untreated mind throws him into dangerous situations, and he becomes increasingly torn between the real world (with the real girl) and the one in his mind. Edward Averett, a clinical psychologist, is deeply concerned with the rights of young people and has woven a complex story of a loving family dealing with Schizophreniform disorder, and a young man at the center of it all, desperately trying to find his way into adulthood. Synopsis:A contemporary YA drama about a young man suffering from Schizophreniform disorder, who falls into a love triangle with a girl in his class...and a girl in his head. Synopsis:“Mad crashes into happy and sad bounces off of guilty until they all live in a big smoky heap in my mind.” Fourteen-year-old Cameron Galloway of Lexington, Washington, understands that he has schizophreniform disorder and needs to take pills to quiet the voices in his head. But he likes the voices, especially the gentle, encouraging voice of The Girl. Conflicted, he turns to his friend Nina Savage, who is clinically depressed and can relate to his horror of the numbing effects of medication. They make a pact to ditch the pills. At first they feel triumphant, but soon Camerons untreated mind goes haywire—to disastrous effect.
About the AuthorEdward Averett was born in the Pacific Northwest and, except for four years in the wilds of Spain, has lived in the state of Washington all his life. He is the author of Homing and The Rhyming Season. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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