It took me a bit to adjust to the storytelling method. Words on Bathroom Walls is told through journal entries Adam is writing to his therapist, as he remains non-verbal during their sessions. A funny, honest, and relatable read depicting what it's like to live with mental illness. I'm so pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. ©2017 Julia Walton (P)2018 Listening Library 'Despite heavy subject matter, Adam is hilarious and infinitely lovable, and the ending is hopeful and realistic rather than happily-ever-after and contrived.' (The Hub, YALSA) I saved the final twenty pages for the next day because I didn't want Adam's story to end.' (Peter Brown Hoffmeister, author of This Is the Part Where You Laugh) 'This book reminds me of A Monster Calls. 'A brutal, beautiful book that sits right beside The Perks of Being a Wallflower and I'll Give You the Sun.' (Jennifer Longo, author of Up to This Pointe) 'Echoing the premise and structure of Flowers for Algernon, this frank and inspiring novel shows how a teen's life changes after he is given an experimental medication to treat symptoms of schizophrenia.' (Publishers Weekly) But as the miracle drug begins to fail, how long can he keep this secret from the girl of his dreams?Ī Bank Street Best Children's Book of the YearĢ018 Kansas National Education Association Reading Circle Catalog SelectionĢ019 Rhode Island Teen Book Award NomineeĪ CBC's 2018 Teen Choice Book Awards Nominee

When Adam meets Maya, a fiercely intelligent girl, he desperately wants to be the normal, great guy that she thinks he is.

An experimental drug promises to help him hide his illness from the world. His hallucinations include a cast of characters that range from the good (beautiful Rebecca) to the bad (angry Mob Boss) to the just plain weird (polite naked guy). When you can't trust your mind, trust your heart.Īdam is a pretty regular teen, except he's navigating high school life while living with paranoid schizophrenia.

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Charlie Plummer, AnnaSophia Robb, and Taylor Russell!įans of More Happy Than Not and The Perks of Being a Wallflower will cheer for Adam in this uplifting and surprisingly funny story of a boy living with schizophrenia.

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