Words On Bathroom Walls Book Spine

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Words on bathroom walls book spine.

Words on bathroom walls is a 2020 american comedy drama film directed by thor freudenthal and written by nick naveda based on the novel of the same name by julia walton. Words on bathroom walls 304. An ala yalsa best book for young adults a bank street best children s book of the year kansas national education association reading circle catalog selection. The main character is a sweetheart and he explains his condition in with such a vivid manner that you can understand what he s going through.

The film starring charlie plummer is based on author julia walton s novel centered on a teenager diagnosed with the disorder. His worry of being found out at his new school is very real. Directed by thor freudenthal. Words on bathroom walls julia walton s debut novel tells the story of adam petrazelli a schizophrenic teenager who received this diagnosis at just eight years old granting him access to an alternate universe filled with creatures and characters that only he is aware of.

Words on bathroom walls is a really good read about a schizophrenic child who talks to the reader via journal entries to his therapist. Comment down below your favorite movie. Adam sometimes refers back to the words he s seen scrawled on the bathroom walls of school. By julia walton editorial reviews.

Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school a witty introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to not be defined by his condition. Adam is abandoned by all his friends at his old school after he has an episode. The film was released on august 21 2020 by roadside attractions. Words on bathroom walls captures the isolation of mental illness.

Director thor freudenthal was reviewing advance copies of books two. Words on bathroom walls is a must read for those interested in mental illness. It stars charlie plummer andy garcía taylor russell annasophia robb beth grant molly parker and walton goggins. One phrase says jesus loves you and the other next to it says don t be a homo he feels these phrases epitomize his circumstances because they contradict each other like everything in life.

Told entirely through the format of journal entries that adam writes to his therapist in lieu of speaking the novel offers a realistic and empathetic portrayal of the realities of a teenage boy living with mental illness.