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How to Lose Yourself Completely

by Peter Bognanni

Grief and survival in the wilderness

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Grief and survival in the wilderness

After the death of his older brother Sean, Case agrees to join a wilderness adventure-therapy trip as his anxiety worsens. The journey brings him face to face with Diana, Sean’s girlfriend, and into a group of teens whose shared struggles become crucial when their counselor disappears. The setup connects bereavement and anxiety with the practical demands of getting back home, while the group’s formation gives the novel a clear focus on friendship, mutual reliance, and finding a way forward after loss.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in fiction about grief and anxiety.
  • Readers drawn to wilderness survival stories centered on a group of young people.
  • Those looking for a novel that explores friendship and support amid mental-health challenges.

Themes

Grief and bereavementAnxiety and mental healthFriendship and mutual relianceWilderness survival

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Book overview

A teen grappling with grief and anxiety is sent to wilderness "adventure therapy," where he meets a group of friends--and a girl from his past--who will change his life forever. This captivating novel is perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and John Green.

Ever since Sean's death, Case's anxiety has been spiraling. Sean wasn't just his older brother--he was also Case's best friend. The only person who really got him.

When his parents suggest "adventure therapy," Case is desperate enough to agree. Maybe roughing it in the woods with a group of anxious strangers will help him find a way forward. After he boards the bus, he sees the one person he's been trying to avoid: Diana. Sean's girlfriend.

Once they set off, there is the expected cringey singing and forced sharing. But when their counselor mysteriously disappears, the trip suddenly turns into a journey of survival. This group of kids, with nothing in common but their prescriptions and lack of social skills, will have to band together to make it back home. In the process, they will change each other's lives forever.

From award-winning author Peter Bognanni comes a profound, surprising, and hopeful novel about grief and love.

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