Shelley stoehr is a former ya novelist, author of the first ya novel about selfinjury, crosses 1991. Unhappy at home, nancy and her friend katie adopt punk lifestyles and find relief in cutting themselves. Shelley stoehr is a writer of gritty, realistic fiction for older teens, including an awardwinning novel, crosses, which deals with the subject of selfharm. 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. 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. You may use the worldcat database to search all libraries at once, andor request a copy through our interlibrary loan service you may also search the individual libraries below. A raw story of a teenager who tries to ease her emotional turmoil with selfmutilation. Crosses by shelley stoehr overdrive rakuten overdrive. The true story of the three little pigs jon sccieszka 71. Somebodys daughter by shelley stoehr nook book ebook. When it came out in 1991, this was the first fiction book dealing with selfinjury. 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 stoehrmccarthy writer, author, copy editor. Horn book has called stoehr one of the new, young breeds of truthtelling young adult writers.
She also uses drugs and alcohol trying to make the pain disappear. Shelley stoehr what readers say about shelley s work instagram. At school she meets katie and they become best friends. Author shelley stoehr researched and wrote crosses the first novel for young adults about this compelling issue in 1991. Christian cross gifts, wall decor hanging crosses, scripture crosses.
At the start of the book, in 1987, she is fifteen years old and already casual about sex with her. An ala best book for young adults, an ala quick pick, and an ala recommended book. Not by accident, we do it purposelyand regularlybecause physical pain is comforting, and because. She also drinks and, after meeting kindred spirit katie, her substance abuse escalates to weed, ups, mescaline, hashish. 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. It is a story about two teen girls that use sex, drugs and cutting to dull their pains of adolescent life. Stoehr s narrative flow is a strength, as is her ability to capture the rhythms. Crosses was the first novel for young adults to deal with an. Shelley stoehr is an edgy, hip author of several hardhitting, realistic books for young adults, including the awardwinning novel, crosses. 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. Jul 22, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Cross of jesus christ, symbol of the christian faith. Crosses by shelley stoehr, 1998, bantam doubleday dell books for young readers edition, in english.
Shelley stoehr has authored four awardwinning novels for young adults. Shelley stoehrmccarthy writer, author, copy editor, book. It needed to be fleshed out and written differently. The cast here doesnt show much diversity and has to force itself through thickets of ya topicsrape, shoplifting, bulimia, parental inadequacy, etc. Shelley stoehr what readers say about shelleys work instagram. Selfabuser nancy deals with alcoholic, abusive parents by hurting herself and drinking. 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. May 10, 2016 shelley stoehr has authored four awardwinning novels for young adults. Ive been writing fiction as long as i can remember, and trying to.
Controversial issues in the lives of contemporary young adults. Not by accident, we do it purposely and regularly because physical pain is comforting, and because now it has become a habit. Aug 06, 2011 i liked its kind of a funny story by ned vizzini. Crosses ebook por shelley stoehr 9781504030670 rakuten kobo. Apr 01, 2020 firsttime novelist stoehr draws a hardhitting, graphically realistic portrait of crosses. 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. 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. Trending book lists books with the best twists from goodreads. 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. Brief biography shelley stoehr is a former ya novelist, author of the first ya novel about selfinjury, crosses 1991. 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.
Shelley stoehr this study guide consists of approximately 20 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to. 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. 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. Shelley stoehr what readers say about shelleys work. Shelley stoehr was born michelle stoehr on january 31, 1969, in sellersville, pennsylvania, a small town located in bucks county between philadelphia and allentown. What troubles them so much that they feel they have to hurt themselves the way they do. Not by accident, we do it purposelyand regularlybecause.
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. Her family later moved to long island, new york, which is also the setting of the book crosses. Its actually more about drug use than selfinjury, following two teenage girls who live a lifestyle of alcohol, drugs, sex, and cutting. Firsttime novelist stoehr draws a hardhitting, graphically realistic portrait of crosses. 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. Crosses by shelley stoehr meet your next favorite book.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Crosses was the first novel for young adults to deal with an increasingly widespread disorder. Growing up, stoehr s artistic instincts were nurtured by her family. Weresisters volume 1 by jade clark, stoehr, shelley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book is about two high school girls in the 80s who go through a lot of problems, which they overcome eventually. Book recommendations for people who like crank by ellen hopkins. Apr 16, 2020 firsttime novelist stoehr draws a hardhitting, graphically realistic portrait of crosses.
However, there are maybe 4 parts in the book that even address cutting, and mostly it. We are both avid readers so it is always nice to talk books with her. Jul 15, 2009 crosses by shelley stoehr selfabuser nancy deals with alcoholic, abusive parents by hurting herself and drinking. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Buy a cheap copy of crosses laurel leaf books by shelley stoehr.
Books about self mutilation what should i read next. 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. Read crosses by shelley stoehr available from rakuten kobo. 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. 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.
This was an english project that me and my friends made its a movie trailer for the book crosses written by shelly stoehr enjoy. Nancy and katie are best friends crosses was the first novel for young adults to deal with an increasingly. 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. My four published books are crosses, weird on the outside, wannabe, and tomorrow wendy. Even though nancy made a good friend it is still hard for her to face her problems. Michelle stoehrmccarthy southern connecticut state university. View shelley stoehrmccarthys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In weird on the outside, tracey has several brushes with death indirectly and directly as the result of drug use. An ala best book for young adults, an ala quick pick, and an ala recommended book for reluctant young readers nancy and. Lee crosses por shelley stoehr disponible en rakuten kobo.
Shelley stoehr made this presentation at the 1995 alan workshop. Not by accident, we do it purposelyand regularlybecause physical pain is comforting, and because now it has become a habit. Go ask alice anonymous classic the luckiest girl in the world steven levenkron cutting. She is a current mfa candidate and adjunct english instructor at southern ct state university. Nancys adolescent rebellion has gone beyond wildly punk dress, foul language, and contempt for her drunken parents. Crosses by shelley stoehr, i think ive read it at least ten times and its very dear to my heart. Nancy tries to keep herself alone at school, making other people think she is weird by dressing. May 04, 2020 firsttime novelist stoehr draws a hardhitting, graphically realistic portrait of crosses. Parent and child, selfmutilation, drug abuse, selfesteem, alcoholism, fiction. Twelve years later, crosses is still a favorite among teenagers and their parents, opening lines of communication in a nonthreatening way.
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