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The Art of Insanity

by Christine Webb

Art, identity, and a closely guarded diagnosis

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Art, identity, and a closely guarded diagnosis

Natalie Cordova enters her senior year balancing a new bipolar disorder diagnosis with her mother’s insistence that she keep it private. Her selection to show her artwork adds pressure, while a developing crush and a fellow student’s questions about a summer car “accident” bring new complications. The description also introduces Natalie’s attempt to self-treat and the responsibilities she takes on around a dog. Together, these threads place questions of secrecy, mental health, and the strain of managing school and personal obligations at the heart of the story.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in young adult fiction about mental illness.
  • Readers seeking a story that connects artistic ambition with school and personal pressures.
  • Readers interested in fiction about keeping a diagnosis private and navigating relationships.

Themes

Bipolar disorder and mental healthPrivacy and stigmaArtistic ambitionSchool and personal responsibilitiesRelationships

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Book overview

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 Natalie's 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 building, 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 in which she finds herself. But as Natalie's plan to self-treat unravels, so does the perfect fa
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