Your favorite YA authors includingKami Garcia,Ellen Hopkins,Maureen Johnson, & more recount their own experiences with mental illness in this raw, real, & powerful collection of essays that explores everything fromADDtoPTSD.Have you ever felt like you just couldn’t get out of bed?Not the occasional morning, but every single day? Do you find yourself listening to a voice in your head that says “you’re not good enough,” “not good-looking enough,” “not thin enough,” or “not smart enough?” Have you ever found yourself unable to do homework or pay attention in class unless everything is “just so” on your desk?Everyone has had days like that, but what if you have themeveryday?You’re not alone. Millions of people are going through similar things. And many of them are people you know—you know them because they write the books that you’re reading.Life Inside My Mindisan anthology of true-life events from writers of this generation, for this generation. It takes aim at endingthe shame of mental illness. With the intention of providing hope to those who are suffering, awareness to those who are witnessing a friend or family member battlemental illness, & opening the floodgates to conversations about mental illness,Life Inside My Mindstackles the stigmas aroundmental illnessin a new & refreshing way.JESSICA BURKHARTwrote her first novel at nineteen years old. That book,Take the Reins, spawned a twenty-book series,Canterwood Crest, which to date has over one million copies in print & is published in Portuguese, French, & Polish.Jessalso wrote the chapter book seriesUnicorn Magic(Simon & Schuster) and a young adult novelWild Hearts(Bloomsbury). For more, visitJessonline athttp://jessicaburkhart.blogspot.com/or tweet her@JessicaBurkhart.