Almost Lost: Anonymous Teenager - Beatrice Sparks

"I don't want to feel anything, taste anything. . .or anything. I just want to. . .pull the plug. . .do the deed. . .get it over with. It's my candle. I should be able to blow it out if I want to." This is how 15 year old Sammy's feelings about himself and his life were recorded when he entered Dr B's office. 'Almost Lost' recounts the therapy sessions between Sammy, his family and counsellor, therapy sessions that were divisive in bringing the teenager back from gangland warfare, drugs, theft and self-destruction. As the sleeve of the book advises, Sammy eventually became the happy American teenager that he ...  Read the complete review