Swimming in a Sea of Stars

By Julie Wright,

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Book description

A single kindness can save a life.

Journal entry: Heading to school. I know what everyone will say. There goes the girl who tried to kill herself.

Addison is no stranger to feeling stressed, insecure, and sad. Her therapist recommended she keep a journal to help her understand those feelings…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Swimming in a Sea of Stars as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book hurt my heart in the best of ways. It tackles very difficult issues that teenagers face every day—depression, broken families, social pressures, and even suicide.

Despite that, it was not bleak; it was hopeful. It lifted my heart and made me grateful I spent the day with these fictional characters so that maybe, just maybe, I can help real people in my life.

After all, “a single kindness can save a life.”

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