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Series ISBN: 978-1-4222-3027-5 ISBN: 978-1-4222-3034-3 ebook ISBN: 978-1-4222-8819-1

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Libal, Autumn, author. Emotional disturbance / Autumn Libal.

pages cm. — (Living with a special need) Summary: "Tells the story of Sheila, a high school student suffering from severe emo- tional disturbance, and her attempts to cope by venting her rage, cutting herself, and starving herself, before getting the help she needs to begin to recover."— Provided by publisher. Audience: Ages 12+. Audience: Grades 7 to 8. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-4222-3034-3 (hardback) — ISBN 978-1-4222-3027-5 (series) — ISBN 978-1-4222-8819-1 (ebook) 1. Behavior disorders in adolescence—Juvenile literature. 2. Behavior disorders in children—Juvenile literature. 3. Problem children—Juvenile lit- erature. 4. Adolescent psychotherapy—Juvenile literature. I. Title. RJ506.B44L528 2015 618.92'89—dc23 2014010630 Picture credits: Digital Vision: p. 100; Dmitry Naumov - Fotolia.com: pp. 22, 52; Eye- wire: pp. 47, 48, 49; lenets_tan - Fotolia.com: p. 80; maximino gomes - Fotolia.com: p. 24; mikhaluk - Fotolia.com: p. 58; paradox - Fotolia.com: p. 17; Photo Alto: pp. 51, 78; PhotoDisc: pp. 50, 56, 76, 77, 117, 118; Photo Spin: pp. 54, 57, 119; Research Founda- tion/Camp Abilities: p. 55; Stockbyte: pp. 35, 36, 43, 45, 68, 88, 89, 92, 104, 106, 115; stokkete - Fotolia.com: p. 103; Sylvie Bouchard - Fotolia.com: p. 101; underdogstudios - Fotolia.com: p. 34; US Government: p. 19; wollertz - Fotolia.com: p. 21. The individuals in these images are models, and the images are intended for illustrative purposes only.