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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Playing for keeps

Trigger by N. Griffin

May 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Trigger is a disturbing look at child abuse and the toxicity of one family, and how the one person who is supposed to help you can be the one person who you fear the most. The life of our narrator is set up so that when an answer is given, three more questions occur. And yes, there are literally trigger warnings due to the language, violence, and implications some scenes present.  And the scary part is some of what N. Griffin writes about is pulled […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Health, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: abused children/teens, chess, fathers and daughters, mental illness, N. Griffin, Physical & Emotional Abuse, psychological, running

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:257 · Genres: Fiction, Health, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: abused children/teens, chess, fathers and daughters, mental illness, N. Griffin, Physical & Emotional Abuse, psychological, running ·
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Behind the Veil of Perfection

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

April 24, 2022 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

This is a book that’s going to stay with me for a while.  In Hidden Valley Road, Robert Kolker details the story of the Galvins: A family of twelve children, made up of 10 boys and two younger girls. And in the first part of the book, we learn how six of those 10 boys, six went on to develop a form of schizophrenia.  The eldest of these boys, Don Jr, was born at the closing of WW2. An average student but a rather enthusiastic […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: hidden valley road, mental illness, non fiction, Robert Kolker, schizophrenia

LittlePlat's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: hidden valley road, mental illness, non fiction, Robert Kolker, schizophrenia ·
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Two books about the brain (kinda)

Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World's Strangest Brains by Helen Thomson

This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society by Kathleen McAuliffe

January 16, 2022 by KimMiE" 1 Comment

I’ve had a couple of brain books sitting on my shelf for a little while, one (Unthinkable) courtesy of a local Little Free Library, and one (This Is Your Brain on Parasites) courtesy of my husband wanting to qualify for free shipping on an online order. I decided to do a “brain dump” in January, and while neither of these books exactly blew off my Bombas, both contained enough interesting information that I would recommend them if you’re in the mood for some light science. […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: brain chemistry, cbr14, helen thomson, Kathleen McAuliffe, KimMiE", mental illness, science, sociology

KimMiE"'s CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: brain chemistry, cbr14, helen thomson, Kathleen McAuliffe, KimMiE", mental illness, science, sociology ·
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Let’s spend a little of your hard-earned Christmas book buying budget on some books we wished we could have read as children.

What if, Pig? by Lizzie Hunter

Dad & The Dinosaur by Gennifer Choldenko

Captain Starfish by Davinia Bell

You've Got Dragons by Kathryn Cave

When You Are Brave by Pat Zietlow Miller

December 4, 2021 by NTE Leave a Comment

AKA Why this week’s library haul had me in tears. There’s a lot to go over in this review, so I’m bear with me: There’s a reason these books are together like this, I promise. Dad & The Dinosaur by Gennifer Choldenko –Nicholas isn’t brave like his dad: He’s afraid of all sorts of things, like bugs, & darkness, & manhole covers.  But he has a secret weapon: A dinosaur that “likes the dark, bugs are nothing to them, and they eat manhole covers for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Anxiety, captain starfish, dad & the dinosaur, Davinia Bell, Gennifer Choldenko, Kathryn Cave, Lizzie Hunter, Mental Health, mental illness, pandemic, Panic, Pat Zietlow Miller, Picture Books, picture books for mental health, what if pig, When You Are Brave, You've Got Dragons

NTE's CBR13 Review No:50 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Anxiety, captain starfish, dad & the dinosaur, Davinia Bell, Gennifer Choldenko, Kathryn Cave, Lizzie Hunter, Mental Health, mental illness, pandemic, Panic, Pat Zietlow Miller, Picture Books, picture books for mental health, what if pig, When You Are Brave, You've Got Dragons ·
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Each Unhappy Family is Unhappy in Its Own Way

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

July 11, 2021 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

Bingo category: Rep Don and Mimi Galvin had twelve children, ten boys and two girls. Six of their sons were diagnosed with schizophrenia. In Hidden Valley Road, Robert Kolker tells the Galvins’ story, as well as exploring the history of schizophrenia research and treatment, and its current state. The resulting book is fascinating and incredibly depressing. The story mostly centers on the two daughters, Margaret and Lindsay, who are also the two youngest children in the family. It’s clear that Kolker primarily spoke to these […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, hidden valley road, mental illness, Robert Kolker, schizophrenia

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:15 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, hidden valley road, mental illness, Robert Kolker, schizophrenia ·
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Borderline Personality Disorder Unpacked

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking your life back when someone you care about has borderline personality disorder by Paul T Mason and Randi Kreger

January 27, 2021 by Caesar's Wife 2 Comments

This is a tough book to review, but I’ll try my best. If you know, or suspect, someone in your life is suffering from BPD (and rest assured – they are truly suffering and in pain) and you perform a random google search seeking help, you’ll get billions of hits. Factsheets, support groups, horror-stories…. A significant portion of the internet is devoted to BPD because it is such a nefarious condition/disease/illness (I am not a mental health advocate or professional, so apologies if I’m using […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: mental illness, Paul T Mason and Randi Kreger, Self-help

Caesar's Wife's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: mental illness, Paul T Mason and Randi Kreger, Self-help ·
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