Strong language includes lots of "s-t" and "f-k" and far fewer instances of "ass," "a-hole," "bastard," "bitch," "cock," "crazy," "dick," "hell," and "psycho." Violence includes sexual assault and harassment (no graphic or detailed descriptions) racist epithets, verbal bullying, and one physical confrontation. Mild sexual content with flirting, kissing, making out, and references to consensual oral sex. A diverse set of characters and settings and inclusive language will help all readers connect with the content. Characters seek professional and personal support as well as explicitly model healthy ways to manage and improve mental health. Despite references to traumatic experiences and significant mental health struggles (including suicidal ideation), this book is brimming with messages of hope for the future, courage, strength, and perseverance. Parents need to know that Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories that Smash Mental Health Stereotypes, edited by Nora Shalaway and Rocky Callen, is a collection of fictional stories about teens and mental health by contemporary young adult authors. In another, underage teens use fake IDs to get into a dance club and buy alcoholic drinks.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. In one story, a high school student tells a friend she sells her ADHD medication to other students. In a handful of stories, underage characters either engage in or refer to past use of cigarettes, beer, hard liquor, weed, though there aren't extensive descriptions or glorification of substance use.
Many characters take prescription psychiatric medications as prescribed.
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