After a Suicide: Young People Speak Up
These interviews with suicide survivors include people who are family members, and friends and schoolmates of someone who committed suicide as a teenager, as well as individuals who attempted suicide but survived. Kuklin chose not to include statistics or try to explain suicide or those who attempt it. Her stated reasons are "to help other survivors; to encourage people who are feeling suicidal to talk about it with a professional or a trusted adult; and to help people understand that suicide is never a way to solve problems." Kuklin's black-and-white photos of her interviewees and their families bring human faces to the moving accounts, reminding readers that this dimension of experience is real. ©1994 Cooperative Children's Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 11 and older
Age Range:
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Format:
Substantial Narrative Non-Fiction
Subjects:
Depression
Grief and Loss
Mental Health and Illness
Suicide
Publisher:
Putnam
Publish Year: 1994
Pages: 121
ISBN: 0399226052
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 362 Kuklin