High schooler Natalie Cordova has just been diagnosed with Bipolar
disorder. Her mom insists she keep it secret.
Putting up a front and hiding her mental illness from her classmates is
going to be the hardest thing high schooler Natalie Cordova has ever
done. It's her senior year, and she's just been selected to present her
artwork at a prestigious show. With the stress of performing on her
shoulders, it doesn't help when Natalie notices a boy who makes her
heart leap. And then there's fellow student Ella, who confronts Natalie
about her summer car "accident" and pressures her into caring for the
world's ugliest dog. Now Natalie finds herself juggling all kinds of
feels and responsibilities. Surely her newly prescribed medication is to
blame for the funk she finds herself in. But as Natalie's plan to
self-treat unravels, so does the perfect façade she's been painting for
everyone else.
Written from experience, this heartfelt and candid contemporary YA novel
explores the stigma surrounding mental illness and offers an uplifting
narrative of resilience.