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Have a Nice Day (Anna Bloom #2)
Anna Bloom has spent the last three weeks in a mental hospital dealing with her depression, conspiring with her fellow inmates, and tripping through first love. But now she's out, where does she stand? Is she too crazy to fit in with her normal friends? Is she too normal to fit in with her mental hospital friends? The sequel to GET WELL SOON answers the questions readers w...more
Hardcover, 336 pages
Published
October 16th 2012
by Feiwel and Friends
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After spending the last three weeks in a mental hospital, Anna Bloom isn’t quite sure where she fits in the real world. At school, her friends and teachers are all dying to know what happened but won’t ask, and Anna herself is afraid to volunteer information, lest she be labeled as the crazy girl. At home, things are worse than ever between Anna’s parents, and she can’t help but wonder if it’s all because of her. And at her former mental hospital, well, who knows what’s going on since Anna can’t...more
The marketing department at Feiwel and Friends (an imprint of Macmillan) tells me that Julie Halpern is an author of acclaim.
The marketing department at Feiwel and Friends (an imprint of Macmillan) was kind enough to include a page at the end of this book that gives credit to the different individuals who make up the marketing department for making this book possible.
The marketing department at Feiwel and Friends (an imprint of Macmillan) likes to give itself handjobs at the expense of its acc...more
The marketing department at Feiwel and Friends (an imprint of Macmillan) was kind enough to include a page at the end of this book that gives credit to the different individuals who make up the marketing department for making this book possible.
The marketing department at Feiwel and Friends (an imprint of Macmillan) likes to give itself handjobs at the expense of its acc...more
First off, kudos for the shoutouts to Harry Potter, Twihards and iCarly. Secondly, the Catcher in the Rye motif helped me appreciate that novel more. Thirdly, what an amazing sequel. Anna's voice was so enjoyable, it was great to see the old characters from the first book and the new ones in this book did not disappoint.
What I really liked about this book is how important moving on from the past is, because even though things sucked then and things suck now. Life will get better, perhaps not dr...more
What I really liked about this book is how important moving on from the past is, because even though things sucked then and things suck now. Life will get better, perhaps not dr...more
In this sequel to Get Well Soon, Anna Bloom continues along the path of self-understanding. She has just returned home from a three-week stay in a mental hospital and is struggling to adjust to life outside of its walls. Although she misses the near magical realism of life inside and the friends she made there, she is terrified of the implications of such feelings and reluctant to ask about the goings on back at the hospital. Anna desperately craves a return to “normalcy” and shuns being stigmat...more
I read half of this book and then gave up. The premise was good: I liked that the author was exploring depression, a theme typically missing in the YA genre. Unfortunately, Anna is beyond annoying. She's always going off on tangents that did nothing to move the plot forward or add any interest. What's worse, she never stops moaning about how fat she was and how she's a little less fat now.
I could see how Anna was going to make some significant progress with her issues, but I just didn't like he...more
I could see how Anna was going to make some significant progress with her issues, but I just didn't like he...more
In this sequel to Get Well Soon, Anna Bloom has been released from Lakeside, the mental hospital where her parents sent her to get treatment. Now, she has to readjust to life on the outside. While at “Lake Shit” (as the residents refer to it), Anna made new friends - including Justin her sort of boyfriend – and lost weight, so it wasn’t all bad; however, she is still really angry at her parents for sending her there. Her home life is thrown more out of whack when her parents tell her and her sis...more
As someone who spent a good chunk of her teenage years dealing with severe depression, I absolutely love & adore Anna Bloom. She's thoroughly real & true to life in her voice, her concerns, & her fears & hopes - so much so, that you wonder if Julie Halpern kept a diary herself during those years that she's referring back to. "Get Well Soon" was outstanding, but I liked "Have a Nice Day" even more, because it shows Anna trying to re-learn how to live a "normal" version of her life...more
"Have a Nice Day" by Julie Halpern is an intoxicating story about Anna Bloom, who has just cam home from a three-week stint in a mental hospital. She does not feel as mentally stable as she wishes she did, but she knows she has to revert back to a so-called "normal" life one way or another. When she returns back to school, people want to bombard her with inquisitive questions surrounding her absence, but they are too scared to ask. Anna, on the other hand, is more worried about her crush, Justin...more
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"Have a Nice Day" by Julie Halpern, is about a teenager named Anna Bloom, who has just gotten out of a mental hospital. The reason why she was put in a mental hospital is because her parents thought she was depressed so they literally just dropped her off there. She got out of there three weeks later, with new friends, new nemeses, and a new lover. Most of the story is Anna trying to get back to real life, because as you would think living in a mental hospital is different than living like a nor...more
The main character is an entitled self-centered brat, which made me almost put down the book several times. Not sure why I read the sequel when I wasn't crazy about the first one. Probably because I liked another book by this author so much. Anyway, it was nice to see the main character, Anna, get herself together, deal with her anxieties in a productive, effective way, and start to enjoy life more.
Pages 118-119: these are for you,Shannon.
What happened to the rest of my review? I hate when words get lost in cyberspace. Shortened review, I liked the book. My favorite character, Tracy. Who will want to read this? Teens who like reading about relationships. Great novel for psychology classes and to pair with Catcher in the Rye.
Hope this makes it through space. SIGH.
What happened to the rest of my review? I hate when words get lost in cyberspace. Shortened review, I liked the book. My favorite character, Tracy. Who will want to read this? Teens who like reading about relationships. Great novel for psychology classes and to pair with Catcher in the Rye.
Hope this makes it through space. SIGH.
To be honest I think the sequel is better than the first book. Maybe it's cause I read the second book first, but I couldn't take my eyes of this book as I was immensely attracted to Anna. Her humour was incredibly appealing but she wasn't all "death to the world!!!" Like in the first book. Instead she struggles to fit in to school again as she deals with her insecurities. Unlike the first book which is all " me me me me me me me". To be honest I would recommend the second book rather than the f...more
That was probably one of the most boring, awful, terrible books I have read in a long time. The first book was pretty ok but the sequel was all of the previously mentioned. I don't see how so much writing can be packed into 325 pages and not be anything worth reading, especially when you wanted to see how the character faced life after getting out of the hospital.
I didnt read the first book, but this one could stand alone. It was really neat to see how her life was impacted by her three week stay in Lakeland, the mental hospital. It seemed like her experience impacted everyone around her, her family, friends, and actually people she never even had a conversation with.
In this sequel the plot deals with a girl who just gets out of a mental hospital. She has to deal with school, group therapy and her feuding parents. The author has created a story that contains a likable fun narrator and a novel that will beg readers to revisit this fun memorable character and her world
I spent the beginning of the book wondering why I loved the first one so much, but it stepped up into the book it needed to be towards the end. It is very easy to dislike the main character for too long, but eventually you are rewarded with some growth. And really, the growth is what these books deliver.
Apr 21, 2012
Lauren
marked it as to-read
Should be interested to read... getting out of a psychiatric hospital is definitely an adjustment. I only keep in contact with a couple of people from inside though. Can't wait to read this sequel.
I liked the book the first eh, 200 pages. then it kinda went down hill. didn't understand nor care really for the ending. also Front row Wrestlemania tickets, there is no way a part time mall clothing store employee could afford those. they're about 2,000 $ a piece. nevertheless buying 4 tickets. ok book. probably will never read again
I really liked the narrative voice here; Anna is funny and observant. There was also a dash of disability and fat politic in there that I appreciated. Occasionally Halpern strayed into didactic territory, though, where Anna would "realize" the "lessons" of self-empowerment in a too-obvious expository way. And, the "i'm better cuz i have a boyfriend now" idea...not so much. But it's worth a read just for the protagonist's wry, genuine narration.
Aug 14, 2012
Ms. Kahn
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Julie Halpern is the author of Get Well Soon, Into the Wild Nerd Yonder and Don't Stop Now, as well as the picture book Toby and the Snowflakes. In addition to writing, Julie is a middle-school librarian. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, lived in Australia for six months, and created a couple of zines before she started writing books, and realized she was and always has b...more
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