{"product_id":"the-golden-boys-guide-to-bipolar-isbn-9780063358393","title":"The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2026 Schneider Family Book Awards Honor\u003cbr\u003eMPIBA's Reading the West YA Longlist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is Sonido Reyes at their absolute best.\" — Aiden Thomas, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCemetery Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling author Sonido Reyes comes a poignant and searingly honest companion novel to the multi-award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School,\u003c\/i\u003e following beloved character Cesar Flores as he comes to terms with his sexuality, his new bipolar diagnosis, and more mistakes than he can count. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Cesar Flores is \u003ci\u003efinally\u003c\/i\u003e ready to win back his ex-boyfriend. Since breaking up with Jamal in a last-ditch effort to stay in the closet, he’s come out to Mami, his sister, Yami, and their friends, taken his meds faithfully, and gotten his therapist’s blessing to reunite with Jamal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything would be perfect if it weren’t for The Thoughts—the ones that won’t let all his Catholic guilt and internalizations stay buried where he wants them. The louder they become, the more Cesar is once again convinced that he doesn't deserve someone like Jamal—or \u003ci\u003eanyone\u003c\/i\u003e really.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCesar can hide a fair amount of shame behind jokes and his “gifted” reputation, but when a manic episode makes his inner turmoil impossible to hide, he’s faced with a stark choice: burn every bridge he has left or, worse—ask for help. But is the mortifying vulnerability of being loved by the people he’s hurt the most a risk he’s willing to take?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar \u003c\/em\u003ewill make you shed a tear and tug at your heartstrings.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdiba Jaigirdar, award-winning author of The Henna Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sometimes you come across a book that speaks to you in a way that truly, fully, and uniquely gets you. For me, this is that book.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonny Garza Villa, Stonewall Award-winning author of Canto Contigo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An unapologetically real and necessary read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulian Winters, award-winning author of Right Where I Left You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Filled with endless compassion, this book can––and will––save lives.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlechia Dow, author of The Sound of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A heartachingly raw journey of introspection that threads together humor and authenticity.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. M. Woody, author of They Hate Each Other\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deeply cathartic.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Offers an accessible and worthwhile peek into what a struggle with serious mental illness looks like for a teen.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] tender companion novel.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is Sonido Reyes at their absolute best.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Versify","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588057641189,"sku":"NP9780063358393","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-golden-boys-guide-to-bipolar-isbn-9780063358393","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}