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Words on Bathroom Walls

Written by: Julia Walton
Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer, Robert Fass, Julia Walton
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Now a Major Motion Picture starring Charlie Plummer, AnnaSophia Robb, and Taylor Russell!

Fans of More Happy Than Not and The Perks of Being a Wallflower will cheer for Adam in this uplifting and surprisingly funny story of a boy living with schizophrenia. When you can't trust your mind, trust your heart.

Adam is a pretty regular teen, except he's navigating high school life while living with paranoid schizophrenia. His hallucinations include a cast of characters that range from the good (beautiful Rebecca) to the bad (angry Mob Boss) to the just plain weird (polite naked guy). An experimental drug promises to help him hide his illness from the world. When Adam meets Maya, a fiercely intelligent girl, he desperately wants to be the normal, great guy that she thinks he is. But as the miracle drug begins to fail, how long can he keep this secret from the girl of his dreams?

"Echoing the premise and structure of Flowers for Algernon, this [is a] frank and inspiring novel."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
©2017 Julia Walton (P)2018 Listening Library
Dating & Sex Depression & Mental Health Young Adult Mental Health Funny Heartfelt Witty Feel-Good Mental Health Teens
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What the critics say

"First-time author Walton creates a psychologically tense story with sympathetic characters while dispelling myths about a much-feared condition." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

"A welcome novel that doesn't treat schizophrenia as an unavoidable sentence of doom and that allots friendship and romance equal weight with mental illness." (Kirkus Reviews)

"Adam's witty voice will resonate with adolescents, punctuated by moments of humor that add a spin of positivity to Adam's struggles with his mental illness. Walton does a brilliant job of giving a voice to a population that is often silenced." (Booklist)

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loved it very much

God I loooooooved this book! For sure gonna read it again someday. I liked being in Adam's head. I liked the characters a lot.

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funny,heart wrenching and entertaining

a great story. adam was hilarious and sarcastic but such a sweet soul. it made me really root for him and myah. i would highly suggest this ready if your interested in any mental health stories or just looking for a good read.

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