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The Burn Journals - Ira Children's Book Awards International Reading Association Author: Brent Runyon BRENT RUNYON WAS 14 years old when he set himself on fire. — This is a true story. — In The Burn Journals, Runyon describes that devastating suicide attempt and his recovery over the following year. He takes us into the Burn Unit in a children’s hospital and through painful burn care and skin-grafting procedures. Then to a rehabilitat...  more »ion hospital, for intensive physical, occupational, and psychological therapy. And then finally back home, to the frightening prospect of entering high school. But more importantly, Runyon takes us into his own mind. He shares his thoughts and hopes and fears with such unflinching honesty that we understand—with a terrible clarity—what it means to want to kill yourself and how it feels to struggle back toward normality. Intense, exposed, insightful, The Burn Journals is a deeply personal story with universal reach. It is impossible to look away. Impossible to remain unmoved. This truly riveting memoir is a spectacular debut for a talented new writer.  « less Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9780375826214 ISBN-10: 0375826211 Publication Date: 9/14/2004 Pages: 384 Reading Level: Young Adult Rating: Currently 4.3/5 Stars.  16 4.3 stars, based on 16 ratings Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Book Type: Hardcover Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD Members Wishing: 10 Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

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