Sixteen-year-old Willow, who was driving the car that killed both of her parents, copes with the pain and guilt by cutting herself, until she meets a smart and sensitive boy who is determined to help her stop.
While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation, and gradually starts to get better.
Examines the psychological and emotional trauma that may lead people, most commonly teens, to turn to self-harm as an outlet to express pain. Offers advice on how to talk to someone who has self-harmed, and suggests non-harmful ways of coping with problems.
Contains a collection of six critical essays that debate the issue of self-mutilation, and includes model essays and writing exercises designed to help students research, outline, draft, edit, and write essays.
Figure-skating star Katie Roskova, unable to express her feelings of panic and anger, develops a habit of cutting herself with scissors and hiding her scars beneath long-sleeve shirts, but as pressures mount her wounds become more serious and soon her secret is revealed.
Provides information on cutting and self-harm, including different reasons people do it, side effects from long term injuries, and how therapy can help those who purposely injure themselves.
While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation, and gradually starts to get better.
Marni Bates, who suffers from a stress-related disorder called trichotillomania, describes how she discovered the source of her frustration that lead her to want to pull out all her hair, hide her impulse from others, and being confronted about it by others.
