by Suzanne Young
ISBN: 9781442445802
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.
Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in. And The Program is coming for them.
About the author:
Suzanne Young currently lives in Tempe, Arizona, where she teaches high school English. When not writing obsessively, Suzanne can be found searching her own tragic memories for inspiration. She is the author of several books for teens, including The Program, A Need So Beautiful, and A Want So Wicked.
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This book has an amazing premise, and I’m really looking forward to reading it.
Having never experienced clinical depression, it’s really hard for me to answer the question of whether I’d rather keep my emotions or become a “blank slate” with neither positive nor negative feelings. Friends of mine who have suffered from depression–and one who took his own life–would answer, and have answered, very differently from me.
I would definitely keep my emotions!
Although there are days that I hate to be “emotional”…I would definitely not give them up!:D
I would definitely rather have my emotions. I am a very emotional person and I would not trade it for the world. It is what makes me so passionate about what I do.
Keep my emotions. They make me who I am .
I will keep my emotions, because when you are sad and something makes you suddenly happy, it´s even more happier because you were sad
There are some days I seriously consider numbing everything out, but, no. I wouldn’t give up my emotions if I could. Life would be too boring, otherwise.
On bad days I might be tempted to give them up, but I would never really go that far.
I think I would rather be in a “blank state”. It sounds a little harsh, but that’s what I would rather do.
I would rather keep my emotions, definitely. They are what make us human.
Gosh, I think I’d rather have a blank slate. I know, it is what defines me, but I couldn’t handle keeping my emotions if it were overun with depressed feelings.
give them up
Nope, I’ll be keeping them.
This look awesome 🙂
KEEP. We’d all be robots without them.
I would rather keep my emotions than get a “blank slate”.
I would rather keep my emotions. Yes, having to deal with depressing and sad emotions can be tedious, but to get rid of the bad feelings the good would have to follow. I don’t want to lose out on the good feelings.
There are times when I feel as if I am a blank slate because I feel numb, and no, I would much rather keep my emotions. Happiness is not possible without also experiencing sadness at times. And love can’t exist without pain. Sometimes it is hard, but it is so much better to be able to feel, otherwise you wouldn’t even really feel alive.
On another note, this is my #1 most anticipated book of 2013, so I’ll keep my fingers crossed!!!
Keeping them, they help define who I am.
I would rather hold them in verus become a blank state! Great giveaway! 🙂
I would keep my emotions. I have been depressed to the point of being a ‘zombie’. As in I did not really feel any emotion. If i did it was spurts of sadness. At that point I went to see my doctore about it. So Ive experience the depression and the ‘zombie’ moods and I def prefer the emotions.
I would totally keep my emotions. I mean, you can’t fully appreciate the good ones without having the bad ones to compare them to. Plus, people tend to learn more from bad emotions than they do from good emotions.
Keep ’em, for sure!
I would definitely rather keep them.
keep my emotions
Keep them. Depression is really emotionlessness anyway.
Good or bad… I’ll be keeping mine! Thank for asking though… lol!
i would keep them
I’d keep my emotions!
I would keep my emotions. It’s better to FEEL SOMETHING than NOTHING AT ALL. 😀
I think Elena Gilbert is a prime example of why our emotions should never be a blank slate.
Definitely would prefer to keep my emotions.
i would keep my emotions because I would never want to give up all the good ones those out weigh the bad!:p
If we could only feel good emotions, heck ya!
I would rather keep my emotions. I think that’s part of what life is about and I wouldn’t be truly “living” if I was like a robot.
Keep my emotions.
I would like to keep them, because that’s what makes me, unique 😀
I would definitely keep my emotions!
-Scott Reads It
I would definitely keep my emotions!
-Scott Reads It
I would rather have my emotions
Being a blank slate sounds infinitely worse than being depressed! I would definitely keep my emotions.
I’d keep my emotions. I’d much rather feel sad than feel nothing at all.
I would rather keep my emotions.
emotions are what keeps us human, so why give up our humanity?
I would keep my emotions!
I want to keep my emotions! 😀