On a Scale of One to Ten
Publisher
Chicken House
Publication Year
2019
ISBN
9781338323764
Pages
281 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Tamar is admitted to Lime Grove, a psychiatric ward for teenagers, where the psychologists ask her endless questions. How did the self-harming start? Will you tell us what happened? How do you feel, on a scale of one to ten? But there's one question Tamar can't - won't - answer: What happened to her friend Iris?
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
800L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Mental illness; depression; anxiety; DSM; psychological; suicidal thoughts/tendencies; cutting; therapy
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Keywords
psychiatric hospital; death of friend; growth
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Scott, Ceylan, "On a Scale of One to Ten" (2019). Diverse Families. 2179.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2179