Lisa, Bright and Dark: A Novel
by John Neufeld
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Author: John NeufeldEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-23
ISBN: 0595450482
Number of pages: 150
Publisher: Backinprint.com
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Summary: 3 Stars
Lisa, a high school student, knows something is seriously wrong with her. She is incredibly moody, sometimes happy and cheerful but other times she gets so dark and unhappy that it seems the entire world is against her and there is nowhere she can turn for help. She has tried to talk to her parents, rich people who are very concerned about their public image, but it hasn't been any help at all. Her parents seem to think that she only wants to talk to a psychiatrist because it is what all of the other cool kids are doing. They tell her that she is imagining her problems.
Lisa's friends are concerned, though. Mary Nell and Betsy decide that if Lisa's parents won't help her, then it is up to them to do something. They decide to offer Lisa the counseling she needs, and to give her a place where she can let out her feelings and hopefully help her friends to help her be cured. Lisa agrees to the idea, and asks that another girl, Elizabeth, be included in the therapy. Mary Nell and Betsy don't know Elizabeth very well but because her presence is important to Lisa, they agree.
Together Mary Nell, Betsy and Elizabeth try to help Lisa to navigate the often terrifying world of mental illness as they desperately hope one of the adults in their lives will step in to help them all out.
I liked that the kids in this book stood up for each other and didn't give up when the adults at their school and Lisa's parents refused to help. I also liked that Lisa wasn't miraculously cured. Even though her friends were doing their best, they still weren't able to fix her mental illness by themselves.
I thought that the adults in this book were really weak. I'd hope that in real life there would have been at least one adult who cared enough to step in and try to help Lisa. I didn't like that people didn't pick up on Elizabeth's story. It seemed obvious to me, and I thought Mary Nell should have been able to figure it out and Betsy should have figured it out much earlier than she did.
Summary of Lisa, Bright and Dark: A Novel
A young girl?s journey toward the strange hypnotic world of madness, and about a group of her friends who unite to get her help?filmed as a Hallmark Hall of Fame Production. ?Compassionate and tragic, an indictment of adults who refuse to get involved.??The New York Times ?A surprise and a delight, despite its sobering theme.??Austin American Statesman ?? skillfully constructed and more exciting than Neufeld?s previous, highly praised Edgar Allan.??School Library Journal New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year ?69 Hallmark Hall of Fame Production, NBC-TV An International Best-Seller!Special Needs Books
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