Why read The Burn Journals?

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Brent Runyon was fourteen years old when he set himself on fire. In The Burn Journals, Runyon describes that devastating suicide attempt and his recovery, both physical and psychological, over the following year. He shares his story with such unflinching honesty that we understand - with a terrible clarity -…

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Terri Fields

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This book will break your heart as you become totally engrossed in Brent’s recovery after an attempted suicide that leaves him with severe burns. When teenagers think about “ending it all,” they may not think about the consequences for those who love them; they don’t think about what if later it would have been better if they had lived.

Though this is not always an easy read, I think it is an important one.

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