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John Neufeld

Autor(a) de Lisa, Bright and Dark

19 Works 988 Membros 15 Críticas 1 Favorited

About the Author

Inclui os nomes: Neufeld John, John Neufeld

Obras por John Neufeld

Lisa, Bright and Dark (1970) 662 exemplares
Edgar Allan (1968) 102 exemplares
Touching (Republished as: Twink) (1970) 50 exemplares
A Small Civil War (1982) 29 exemplares
Sleep Two, Three, Four! (1971) 22 exemplares
Gaps in Stone Walls (1996) 18 exemplares
Boys Lie (1999) 17 exemplares
For All the Wrong Reasons (1973) 17 exemplares
Almost a Hero (1995) 14 exemplares
The Handle and the Key (2002) 14 exemplares
Sharelle (1981) 11 exemplares
Sunday Father (1977) 9 exemplares
Freddy's Book (1973) 7 exemplares
Family Fortunes (1988) 5 exemplares
April Fool (2008) 4 exemplares
Fun of It (1978) 4 exemplares
Why Follow Jesus? 1 exemplar

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1938-12-14
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Locais de residência
New York, USA
Educação
Yale University

Membros

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"daddy, I think I'm going crazy".

Mary Nell looked up astonished.

"Oh Mr. shilling said. "Why is that?"

"I can't tell you", Lisa said. "I just think it's true. And I'm frightened."

Lisa, Bright and Dark by John Neufeld

Possible triggers..Mental Illness, attempted suicide.

My Review:

This book is described by critics as "a work of art" and it is.

I first read this as a child and have reread through the years. It remains just as great a read now as then. This book was way ahead of it's time as there was not much YA about mental illness. Of coarse times have changed and we know much more then we did then but the book ages well and this story of one young woman's tragic illness and her band of loving and loyal friends who go all in to help her remains a magnificent and important read.… (mais)
 
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Thebeautifulsea | 11 outras críticas | Aug 5, 2022 |
A quick read (only took me a day)
It wasn't that bad, but I can't say I liked it.
 
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DoomLuz | 11 outras críticas | Jul 20, 2021 |
The stuff that after-school specials are made of...and I'm not kidding, 'Lisa, Bright and Dark' was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV drama, the cover says so.

But don't be so quick to judge, this is hardly 'Go Ask Alice' or any other histrionic 'What Happened to the Chiiildreeen!!' fare. Neufield is quick to establish Lisa Schilling's dilemma and the concern of her classmates Mary Nell (M.N.), Elizabeth and Betsey and the lack of response from teachers, the guidance counselor and Lisa's own family.

It's through Betsey, a girl who before Lisa's crisis was only an acquaintance, that the story is narrated. M.N. is focused on diagnosing the problem, and the new girl Elizabeth is strangely aloof, but Betsey is warm-hearted and concerned, and habitually moons over Paul Newman's eyes (zowee!!).

That last exclamation aside, Neufield is good at capturing the voice of teenage girls. In the middle of improvised group sessions the friends will begin chatting about movies or tease the over-eager M.N. over her Freud pretensions. And he gives them common sense. Even after the girls realize they're the only ones who are going to help Lisa, they never stop trying to get the teachers and her parents involved. They look through psychology books for answers, but question the safety of their actions and question their motives, always acknowledging that it doesn't matter if they're the ones who help Lisa, only that she is helped.

While hardly a classic, this book is a lightning-quick read and certainly timely for a period when mental illness really began being discussed openly. Neufield wrote a whole string of socially-conscious novels for teenagers and, reading this one, I can see why he was so popular. He doesn't preach and still gets the right message across.
… (mais)
 
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ManWithAnAgenda | 11 outras críticas | Feb 18, 2019 |
This is a book about a young boy searches for answers to his questions about sex. It is a funny and straight forward approach to the subject revolving around Freddy's questions regarding the "F" word.
 
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LynneQuan | Jan 30, 2018 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
19
Membros
988
Popularidade
#26,060
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
15
ISBN
91
Línguas
2
Marcado como favorito
1

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