When No One Understands
Letters to a Teenager on Life, Loss, and the Hard Road to Adulthood
نامههایی به نوجوان در مورد زندگی، از دست دادن و راه دشوار رسیدن به بلوغ
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نقد و بررسی
Starred review from January 1, 2007
When Amanda rejected the idea of talking at the therapy sessions set up by her parents, child psychologist Sachs ("The Good Enough Teen") initiated a series of letters (snail mail) between the two. This book contains about half of the doctor's letters, and they are gems. We learn about many issues in Amanda's lifeher artistic talents, explosive relationship with her parents, smoking pot and drinking alcohol, her boyfriends, and defiance over undergoing treatment. Then, Sachs begins to explore how the early deaths of Amanda's aunt and grandmother changed family dynamics, how cutting represented her need to shed childhood, and how tragedies can transform lives. Throughout this short book, Amanda grows and changes, as do her parents and the author himself. An epilog updates readers on Amanda's college and career paths, and three sections of notes are directed to other teens, parents, and therapists. This excellent book will be savored again and again. Highly recommended for all psychology collections.Linda Beck, Indian Valley P.L., Telford, PA
Copyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
July 1, 2007
Adult/High School-Sachs is a therapist and the father of three teenage daughters. Drawing on both his personal and professional experiences, he gently guides teens toward a broader sense of their world. As a framework, he uses his letters to a patient to address the turmoil of adolescence. Overall, the nonconfrontational format will appeal to teens, but this one-sided conversation makes the work a slightly less effective aid than if readers could have the benefit of the teen's responses. Still, Sachs's paraphrasing of his patient's troubles is adequate enough to attract readers searching for advice on drugs, sex, depression, jealousy, and the changing relationship with their parents."Joy Murphy, Oakland Public Library, CA"
Copyright 2007 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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