Not by accident, we do it purposelyand regularlybecause physical pain is comforting, and because. Crosses is a novel for young adults about nancy, a long island high school girl who cuts crosses into her skin as a way of relieving anxiety and avoiding her other fears. Buy a cheap copy of crosses laurel leaf books by shelley stoehr. At the start of the book, in 1987, she is fifteen years old and already casual about sex with her. Horn book has called stoehr one of the new, young breeds of truthtelling young adult writers. Two best friends, nancy and katie, both have a disorder that makes them purposely cut themselves, and they need drugs to make it through the day. Controversial issues in the lives of contemporary young adults. When it came out in 1991, this was the first fiction book dealing with selfinjury. Even though nancy made a good friend it is still hard for her to face her problems. Shelley stoehr i actually wrote a screenplay adaptation of crosses, and now, because of the recent mediainterest in cutting, it is finally being tentatively considered for a movie yay. Crosses by shelly stoehr, is a book about nancy who grows up and her parents verbally abusing her and her tries, and gets over this factor of cutting and trying to relive the pain of her life by having the pain bleed out of her. She also drinks and, after meeting kindred spirit katie, her substance abuse escalates to weed, ups, mescaline, hashish. Go ask alice anonymous classic the luckiest girl in the world steven levenkron cutting.
Read crosses by shelley stoehr available from rakuten kobo. The true story of the three little pigs jon sccieszka 71. Crosses by shelley stoehr overdrive rakuten overdrive. At the start of the book, in 1987, she is fifteen years old and already casual about sex with her boyfriend, who is a couple of years older than her. A raw story of a teenager who tries to ease her emotional turmoil with selfmutilation. Crosses shelley stoehr an ala best book for young adults, an ala quick pick, and an ala recommended book for reluctant young readers nancy and katie are best friends with one big thing in commonthey both cut.
At school she meets katie and they become best friends. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity. Nancys adolescent rebellion has gone beyond wildly punk dress, foul language, and contempt for her drunken parents. Shelley stoehr unhappy at home, nancy and her friend katie adopt punk lifestyles and find relief in cutting themselves, until nancy is forced to confront her problems. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or.
It needed to be fleshed out and written differently. Selfabuser nancy deals with alcoholic, abusive parents by hurting herself and drinking. She is a current mfa candidate and adjunct english instructor at southern ct state university. She also uses drugs and alcohol trying to make the pain disappear. Apr 16, 2020 firsttime novelist stoehr draws a hardhitting, graphically realistic portrait of crosses. Shelley stoehr has authored four awardwinning novels for young adults. Christian cross gifts, wall decor hanging crosses, scripture crosses. Cross of jesus christ, symbol of the christian faith.
Shelley stoehr is a writer of gritty, realistic fiction for older teens, including an awardwinning novel, crosses, which deals with the subject of selfharm. The blood countess, the blood confession, and any other elizabethbathory related books i had at the time, not only because of the passages ive marked and written about within the books, but dang those books are hard to find. Growing up, stoehrs artistic instincts were nurtured by. Shelley stoehr is a former ya novelist, author of the first ya novel about selfinjury, crosses 1991. View shelley stoehrmccarthys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Not by accident, we do it purposelyand regularlybecause. Author shelley stoehr researched and wrote crosses the first novel for young adults about this compelling issue in 1991. Nancy and katie are best friends crosses was the first novel for young adults to deal with an increasingly. Crosses by shelley stoehr meet your next favorite book. Shelley stoehr this study guide consists of approximately 20 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to.
Aug 06, 2011 i liked its kind of a funny story by ned vizzini. What troubles them so much that they feel they have to hurt themselves the way they do. Crosses was the first novel for young adults to deal with an. Shelley stoehrmccarthy writer, author, copy editor, book.
Stoehrs narrative flow is a strength, as is her ability to capture the rhythms, attitudes, and feelings of teens facing a violent, drugfilled world of big dreams with little. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. My four published books are crosses, weird on the outside, wannabe, and tomorrow wendy. Aug 19, 2009 this was an english project that me and my friends made its a movie trailer for the book crosses written by shelly stoehr enjoy. An ala best book for young adults, an ala quick pick, and an ala recommended book. Shelley stoehr what readers say about shelleys work instagram. Stoehr s narrative flow is a strength, as is her ability to capture the rhythms. The title is even called crosses, because this book was about girls who dealt with drinking, drugs, sex, and most of all cutting themselves, creating injuries in the shape of crosses. Shelley stoehr made this presentation at the 1995 alan workshop. Shelley stoehr an ala best book for young adults, an ala quick pick, and an ala recommended book for reluctant young readers nancy and katie are best friends with one big thing in commonthey both cut themselves.
Its actually more about drug use than selfinjury, following two teenage girls who live a lifestyle of alcohol, drugs, sex, and cutting. However, there are maybe 4 parts in the book that even address cutting, and mostly it seemed like the character was doing it for attention. May 10, 2016 shelley stoehr has authored four awardwinning novels for young adults. Shelley stoehr what readers say about shelley s work instagram.
May 04, 2020 firsttime novelist stoehr draws a hardhitting, graphically realistic portrait of crosses. Weresisters volume 1 by jade clark, stoehr, shelley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Michelle stoehrmccarthy southern connecticut state university. Somebodys daughter by shelley stoehr nook book ebook. Not by accident, we do it purposely and regularly because physical pain is comforting, and because now it has become a habit. Books about self mutilation what should i read next. Apr 01, 2020 firsttime novelist stoehr draws a hardhitting, graphically realistic portrait of crosses. Crosses by shelley stoehr, 1998, bantam doubleday dell books for young readers edition, in english. Ive been writing fiction as long as i can remember, and trying to. Shelley stoehr was born michelle stoehr on january 31, 1969, in sellersville, pennsylvania, a small town located in bucks county between philadelphia and allentown. We are both avid readers so it is always nice to talk books with her. However, there are maybe 4 parts in the book that even address cutting, and mostly it.
Growing up, stoehr s artistic instincts were nurtured by her family. It is a story about two teen girls that use sex, drugs and cutting to dull their pains of adolescent life. An ala best book for young adults, an ala quick pick, and an ala recommended book for reluctant young readers nancy and katie are best friends with one big thing in commonthey both cut themselves. Brief biography shelley stoehr is a former ya novelist, author of the first ya novel about selfinjury, crosses 1991. Her family later moved to long island, new york, which is also the setting of the book crosses. The cast here doesnt show much diversity and has to force itself through thickets of ya topicsrape, shoplifting, bulimia, parental inadequacy, etc.
Jul 15, 2009 crosses by shelley stoehr selfabuser nancy deals with alcoholic, abusive parents by hurting herself and drinking. Shelley stoehr is an edgy, hip author of several hardhitting, realistic books for young adults, including the awardwinning novel, crosses. Trending book lists books with the best twists from goodreads. Crosses was the first novel for young adults to deal with an increasingly widespread disorder. Jul 22, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Crosses ebook por shelley stoehr 9781504030670 rakuten kobo. Unhappy at home, nancy and her friend katie adopt punk lifestyles and find relief in cutting themselves. Lee crosses por shelley stoehr disponible en rakuten kobo. Shelley stoehr this study guide consists of approximately 20 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of crosses.
Nancy and katie are best friends with one big thing in commonthey both cut themselves, not by accident, we do it purposelyand regularlybecause physical pain is. This was an english project that me and my friends made its a movie trailer for the book crosses written by shelly stoehr enjoy. An ala best book for young adults, an ala quick pick, and an ala recommended book for reluctant young readers nancy and. Stoehr s narrative flow is a strength, as is her ability to capture the rhythms, attitudes, and feelings of teens facing a violent, drugfilled world of big dreams with little. An ala best book for young adults, an ala quick pick, and an ala recommended book for reluctant young readers nancy and katie are best friends with one big thing in common they both cut themselves. Shelley stoehr what readers say about shelleys work. Twelve years later, crosses is still a favorite among teenagers and their parents, opening lines of communication in a nonthreatening way, and making young people feel less alone.
In weird on the outside, tracey has several brushes with death indirectly and directly as the result of drug use. Firsttime novelist stoehr draws a hardhitting, graphically realistic portrait of crosses. Crosses by shelley stoehr, i think ive read it at least ten times and its very dear to my heart. Shelley stoehrmccarthy writer, author, copy editor.
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