Running for My Life - Hardcover

Ann Gonzalez

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1934813001 ISBN 13: 9781934813003

Publisher: Westside Book, 2009

Synopsis

RUNNING FOR MY LIFE is the powerful story of Andrea McKane, a fourteen-year-old who struggles to cope with her mother's schizophrenia. She must face the heartbreaking fact that her mother, with whom she once laughed and played, has vanished into her disease, possibly forever. The book accurately portrays the difficulties a teen faces when dealing with the illness, the abuse and absence of a parent with mental illness. RUNNING FOR MY LIFE shows the effects of mental illness on a family, and a teenager's attempts to manage the changes that have shaken her life. With courage, strength, and the loving support of her friends, her father, and her therapist, Andrea finds salvation through running. RUNNING FOR MY LIFE represents a heartwarming, encouraging breakthrough effort in portraying the challenges teens confront when they have to protect themselves from a guardian.

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From the Inside Flap

At 14, Andrea McKane struggles to cope with her mother's schizophrenia. She's facing the heartbreaking fact that her previously loving mother has vanished into her disease, possibly forever. RUNNING FOR MY LIFE vividly shows the effects of mental illness on a family, and a teenager's attempts to manage the changes that have shaken her life. With courage, strength, and the support of her friends, her father and her therapist, Andrea searches for salvation through running. A heartwarming, encouraging breakthrough novel, RUNNING FOR MY LIFE portrays the challenges teens confront when they have to protect themselves from a guardian. It's a story teens will love.

About the Author

Ann Gonzalez holds a BA in English Literature from Boston College and an MFA in Creative Writing from the Whidbey Writers Workshop. She is a registered counselor in the state of Washington and has earned graduate credits toward an MA in Counseling from Argosy University and holds an MA in Organizational Management from Phoenix University. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Pacific Northwest Writers Association, and the Whidbey Island Writers Association. This past year, National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO) prompted her to write RUNNING FOR MY LIFE, her first novel. She has published works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in VerbSap, In the Family, Aikido Today, Her Circle Ezine, Women Writers, and Lunch Hour Stories. The bravery and strength of teenagers inspires and motivates Ann to write for them.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westside Book
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1934813001
• ISBN 13: 9781934813003
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 237