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Tag: Trauma

November 29, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

On Carrying the Weight of Survivor’s Guilt, a guest post by Deeba Zargarpur

I have lived with the effects of war all my life. It’s one of the main reasons why House of Yesterday exists—to try to untangle the ghosts and questions and guilt in an effort to find my way back home.

October 13, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

You Can Heal Through Art, a guest post by Robin Roe

For the person who reads Dark Room Etiquette, I hope they’re comforted, see themselves, see their potential for growth and recovery, see their ability to create their own art, and know that even if they’re hurting right now, they can make it out of the dark.

September 6, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

In Defense of the Volatile, Unlikable Girl, a guest post by Tanvi Berwah

It’s not that these types of teen characters are truly unlikable–it’s that looking at them full-on, without flinching, makes us confront our own selves.

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Book Review: Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin’s Hijab by Priya Huq

September 10, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

This unique graphic novel will resonate and educate readers. A good addition to collections.

Book Review: Strange Creatures by Phoebe North

May 10, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

A devastatingly tragic and deeply immersive masterpiece.

Book Review: You Know I’m No Good by Jessie Ann Foley

October 15, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

This is one of those great books that manages to be both devastatingly sad and hopeful. Mia is a fierce character who works hard to keep her walls built up around her, but experiences real, believable growth over the course of the story.

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How to Write Books that Aren’t Exciting, a guest post by Bryan Bliss

September 29, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

If we begin thinking teenagers are only searching for an adrenaline shot in 300 page, we miss out on the need, the desire, to develop and investigate interior lives.

Writing with a Trigger Warning, a guest post by Victoria Lee

February 28, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

Author Victoria Lee joins us to talk about sexual abuse, mental health, survivorship, and the importance of feeling seen.

Book Review: The Whispers by Greg Howard

January 15, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

When Riley's mother goes missing, his only hope is that the Whispers in the woods will help bring her back home. A moving, thoughtful examination of trauma, grief, and the power of imagination.

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