The Words We Keep

ISBN-10: 1984848895
ISBN-13: 9781984848895
Author: Stewart, Erin
Interest Level: 7-12
Publisher: Penguin Random House

Publication Date: February 2023

Copyright: 2022

Page Count: 400

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Interest Level

Grades 7-12

Reading Level

Lexile: HL680L
Accelerated Reader Level: 4.6
Accelerated Reader Points: 11.0

BISAC Subjects

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Depression *

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Contemporary *

Description
A beautifully realistic, relatable story about mental health -- anxiety, perfectionism, depression -- and the healing powers of art--perfect for fans of Girl in Pieces and How it Feels to Float . What ever you struggle with, you are not alone and you are already enough -- just the way you are. It's been three months since The Night on the Bathroom Floor--when Lily found her older sister Alice hurting herself. Ever since then, Lily has been desperately trying to keep things together, for herself and for her family. But now Alice is coming home from her treatment program and it is becoming harder for Lily to ignore all of the feelings she's been trying to outrun. Enter Micah, a new student at school with a past of his own. He was in treatment with Alice and seems determined to get Lily to process not only Alice's experience, but her own. Because Lily has secrets, too. Compulsions she can't seem to let go of and thoughts she can't drown out. When Lily and Micah embark on an art project for school involving finding poetry in unexpecte
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