What if you had a pain so deep, so intense, that it made you unable to speak? What if everything in your life suddenly changed and you were forced to re-examine your life? This is exactly what happend to fifteen-year-old Callie in the book Cut by Patricia McCormick. Callie has been hiding a secret from her family and friends; she has been cutting herself in an effort to relieve all of her anxiety and guilt. However, this teenage girl gets a chance to explore her pain when she is placed in a psychiatric institution with others girls just like herself. And there she must answer the question, "Why?"
Why do teenage girls feel the need to turn their frustrations about life on themselves? Why was Callie so adament about not opening up and talking about her problems? Why did she at first puch away help, the help that she so desperately needed, and refuse to speak to her therapist?
"...you say it's up to me to do the talking. You lean forward, place a box of
tissues in front of me...
'Can you remember how it started?' you say.
I remember exactly."
What was so unsettling in Callie's life that made her want to escape? Will Callie be able to identify the reason why she is hurting herself or will her secret stay bottled up inside her, with no release? Read this story and find out if Callie is able to learn how to release her pain by talking instead of cutting.
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