Last Night I Sang to
the Monster by Benjamin
Alire Sáenz
Imagine waking up in a rehabilitation center with no recollection
of how you got there. That is what happened to eighteen-year-old Zach. Zach is
an intelligent and well-spoken teenager. By first impressions you wouldn’t be
able to tell that he is the son of an abusive and depressed mother and alcoholic
father. Zach is haunted by monsters from memories and nightmares that appear in
his dreams. To figure out how he got there Zach will have to fight his demons
and confront his past.
How
did he get there? What challenges must he face to get out? Will he ever get
out?
This
story is good for teen readers because it discusses mental illness and addiction
and the process it takes to recover and/or overcome it. This book can serve as
a lesson to young readers showing them that addiction will not only dismantle
their lives. It will also dismantle everything and everyone around them. Through
this well written story Benjamin Alire Sáenz provides readers with an inspiring
message about mental illness and alcohol dependence.
If you
or someone you know is struggling with addiction this link can help:
Types
of mental illnesses:
More
information about the author:
Other
books by Benjamin Alire Sáenz:
I really love that Y.A. books have become a genre that openly and honestly talks about alcohol and drug abuse, as well as mental illness. This was a great blog post. I might check this book out for myself! :D
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