At only 150 pages this was quite a short and quick read. Callie is
a cutter, cutting her skin removes the emotional pain she feels and
replaces it with physical pain, but she never cuts herself deep
enough to die. People who cut most often do it as a cry for help,
they don't really want to die, they want help but are afraid to ask
for it so they cut instead.
Callie is in a residential treatment facility called 'Sea Pines'
but doesn't want to participate in any of the group discussions,
won't talk about her own situation and what prompts her to cut but
she can only stay silent for so long before everything comes
rushing out.
This book is more geared to a youth audience but is good for
parents who can learn a lot about various teenage problems like
drug abuse, alcohol dependency, cutting and severe emotional
trauma. Overall, a fairly informative book.