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I Don't Want to Be Crazy is currently in hardcover and paperback.
Also check out The PUSH Anthology. It features new work by all 15 of your favorite PUSH authors--including a new poem by me!
AWARDS
Recognition for I Don’t Want to Be Crazy:
American Library Association Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults (nomination)
New York Public Library’s Best Books for the Teen Age
Voice of Youth Advocates Poetry Pick
REVIEWS
“Versifying a novel takes craft and dedication. Versifying a memoir takes courage. I Don’t Want to Be Crazy invites readers inside the head of a young woman questioning her sanity. Author Samantha Schutz must be commended for allowing readers such a personal glimpse of this frightening piece of her life experience.”
--Ellen Hopkins, award-winning author of Crank
“I Don’t Want To Be Crazy is intense, intimate, heartbreaking . . . Its power is in its honesty, which is so profound and affecting, I had to remind myself to breathe.”
--Deb Caletti, award-winning author of Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
“A young author makes a stunning debut with this poetry memoir documenting her personal battle with anxiety disorder and the incapacitating panic attacks that first struck during college . . . Schutz bares all but is never tedious as she documents the difficulties of finding a good doctor and the right medication while struggling to finish college and set her own course apart from her parents . . . Anxiety disorders affect an estimated 13 percent of the adult population of the U.S., and Schutz performs a valuable service with this firsthand account of the torment they experience.”
--The Buffalo News
“[Schutz’s] tale is related in an intimate poetry memoir that is compelling and informative.” --Detroit Free Press
“With raw honesty, Schutz tells of her personal struggles with panic disorder. Easily accessible, the poetry engages the reader instantly and captures the intensity of life with panic disorder. While I Don't Want to Be Crazy often is emotionally painful, the underlying message is one of hope . . . I Don’t Want to Be Crazy adeptly captures the pain and frustration of panic disorder in a way that captivates the reader from start to finish.” --panicdisorder.about.com
“In this moving memoir, Schutz details her struggle with anxiety disorder. Written in verse, this memoir successfully conveys what it is like to suffer from panic attacks. The intensetone often feels frantic and breathless, pulling the reader into Schutz’s frame of mind . . . Her story will have a wide appeal thanks to both its content and form. Once readers pick up this insightful debut, they will not be able to put it down.” --Voice of Youth Advocates
“Many young people transitioning to adulthood will find a part of themselves in this overwhelming, and seemingly never-ending, search for self-identity.” --School Library Journal
“One woman’s brave confession of her struggles with [anxiety] disorder . . . This is an inspiring book for anyone living with or connected to someone living with anxiety disorder.” –www.teensreadtoo.com
FROM READERS
“When I read some of your book, I didn’t feel alone anymore.”
“Your words described some of my own experiences so precisely, it made me look back at those times and appreciate how far I’ve come, how much stronger I am, and how much I’ve grown.”
“I felt like I was reading my own journal entries from years ago when I struggled with anxiety attacks. Thank you SO MUCH for writing your book. I hope young people who are fighting their own battles with the consuming anxiety and fear will read your book and find comfort. I wish I had read this when I was going through my hell.” |
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