The first time she drowned (2016)

Others: Neutral

Committed to a mental hospital against her will for something she claims she did not do, Cassie O'Malley signs herself out against medical advice when she turns eighteen and tries to start over at college, until her estranged mother appears, throwing everything Cassie believes about herself into question.

ISBN:: 9780399171031
Length:: 340 pages

Genres: young adult

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