I've written a novel, which you can check out here. It's not a political statement; just a story about a kid who's hurting and feels like nobody cares.
Theo Davis sees a counselor for body dysmorphic disorder. She insists her nose is "freakishly huge," and that it's not in her head. When her best friend is killed in a school shooting that stuns her small Nebraska town, her mental health begins to rapidly decline; Theo spirals into depression, anxiety, confusion, and anger, her grief more than she can handle. When she resorts to self-harm, breaking her own nose, Theo is sent to a mental hospital, where she meets teens just like her - in pain, lost, and wondering what it really means to "grow up." She learns the other patients' stories and becomes determined to show them, in the midst of her own pain, that those stories - their lives - are more important than they realize.
