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Cut

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Cut

by Patricia Mccormick
Read by: Clea Lewis

Random House Audio Publishing Group | August 28, 2001 | Audio Book (Cassette)

Fifteen-year old Callie is so withdrawn that she''s not speaking to anyone including her therapist at the residential treatment facility where her parents and doctor send her after discovering that she cuts herself. Her story unfolds primarily through dramatic monologues, gradually revealing the family turmoil that led to her self-destructive behavior. Her little brother, Sam, is ill he nearly died in her care. Since Sam''s illness, Callie''s mother has become so worried and fragile that she rarely leaves the house. Her father has responded to the psychological and financial stress of Sam''s illness by disappearing into his work, and when that doesn''t work, into his drinking.

Callie''s efforts to understand herself and her family illuminate her process of recovery honestly and with hope. Cut provides an insightful look at the psychology of cutting a form of self-abuse an estimated 2 million teenage girls inflict on themselves.
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    Rating: 3/5

    Cutters...

    Louise Jolly

    15 months ago

    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.

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    Rating: 2/5

    Weird

    ashley troigen

    16 months ago

    Wasn't crazy about this book. The first few pages is about a girl who is cutting herself. So you can imagine what the rest of the book is like. There was no actual plot and it is kind of stupid.
    Sorry, but I do not recommend this book if you are under 14 because it can be a bit gruesome. I found myself feeling sick with the details.

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    Nadine A.

    Rating: 5/5

    Cut .

    Nadine A.

    3 years ago

    I read this book, about a week ago. I thought it was pretty good. Too read a type of book like this, you have to be open minded. Honestly, teens do have trouble these days, such as, boyfriends, drama with friends and you can get caught up in it all and forget who you are. It wasent terrible, and it wasent amazing. But i encoarge Patricia McCormick to continue writing.

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    Rating: 5/5

    ! $O TOT@LLY LOV3 D!$ BOOK

    kaelee vigil

    4 years ago

    THIS IS THE BEST BOOK A TEEN CAN READ
    I LOVE IT ALOT
    I RECOMMENDED IT TO ALL MY FRIENDS...
    IT HELP ME REALIZE THAT
    IAM NOT THE ONLY WIT HARD TIMES..
    READ IT AND ENJOY!!!

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Fifteen-year old Callie is so withdrawn that she''s not speaking to anyone including her therapist at the residential treatment facility where her parents and doctor send her after discovering that she cuts herself. Her story unfolds primarily through dramatic monologues, gradually revealing the family turmoil that led to her self-destructive behavior. Her little brother, Sam, is ill he nearly died in her care. Since Sam''s illness, Callie''s mother has become so worried and fragile that she rarely leaves the house. Her father has responded to the psychological and financial stress of Sam''s illness by disappearing into his work, and when that doesn''t work, into his drinking.

Callie''s efforts to understand herself and her family illuminate her process of recovery honestly and with hope. Cut provides an insightful look at the psychology of cutting a form of self-abuse an estimated 2 million teenage girls inflict on themselves.

About the Author

Patricia McCormick has worked as a free-lance magazine and newspaper writer, contributing regularly to The New York Times and Parents magazine, where she reviewed children''s books and family movies. Since completing a master''s degree in creative writing at the New School two years ago, she''s concentrated almost exclusively on writing fiction and teaching creative writing to third-graders in Queens. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children. Cut is her first novel.

Audio Book (Cassette)

August 28, 2001

Random House Audio Publishing Group

English


0807204838
9780807204832

From the Critics

"Refusing to sensationalize her subject matter, McCormick steers past the confines of the problem-novel genre with her persuasive view of the teenage experience."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review

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