Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction.A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A socially anxious vampire learns he has to save his town by (gulp) working with people. As part of her teshuvah, a girl writes letters to the ex-boyfriend she still loves, revealing that her struggle with angry outbursts is related to PMDD. A boy sheds uncon...

Sixteen extraordinary authors subvert mental health stereotypes in this powerful and uplifting mix-genre collection of fiction.A boxer whose strength is tested more outside the ring than in it. A hiker who develops magical powers when her serotonin is finally balanced. A teen activist wrestling with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A boy whose uncontrollable tears help enable another’s healing …In this inspiring, unflinching, and hope-filled mixed-genre collection, sixteen...

Mercy O'Connor is becoming an angel.She can feel her wings sprouting from her shoulder blades. They itch. Sometimes she even hears them rustling.And angels don't need to eat. So Mercy has decided she doesn't need to either. She is not sick, doesn't suffer from anorexia, is not trying to kill herself. She is an angel, and angels simply don't need food.When her parents send her to an eating disorder clinic, Mercy is scared and confused. She isn't like the other girls ...

**This Version includes an Extra Short Story from That Summer Anthologies.**Love can be a slippery thing…Bianca did not know just how much her mind would change about love and loneliness when she first met Tyler, but as time passed, he slowly became the catalyst of her life. What she did not know was her actions would have an effect on Tyler in a very similar way.