Fromm, Pete
Summary: Beautifully written and well thought out, Fromm's debut novel captures the true strength in the bond between a brother and sister. With subtle humor and complete honesty, he portrays the heartbreaking reality of a family dealing with manic depression and a young boy's struggle to come to terms with his hero's failings.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FROCampbell, Bebe Moore
Summary: Trina suffers from bipolar disorder, making her paranoid, wild, and violent. Watching her child turn into a bizarre stranger, Keri searches for assistance through normal channels. She quickly learns that a seventy-two hour hold is the only help you can get when an adult child starts to spiral out of control. After three days, Trina can sign herself out of any program. Fed up with the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CAMCampbell, Bebe Moore
Summary: Fed up with the mental health community and desperate to save her daughter, who is suffering from bipolar disorder, Keri enlists the assistance of the Program, an illegal group of radicals who have rejected the established psychiatric system.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2005