



Lisa, Bright and Dark was like The Bell Jar's little sister, an easier-to-read, less literary, slightly less harrowing look at mental illness, meant for younger readers. I credit this novel, which I read at age 13, to leading me, a few years later, to Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, which would go on to become an essential book in my life. Lisa, Bright and Dark, John Neufeld's 1969 novel for young adults, is one of these. You know how people talk about so-called gateway drugs - drugs that lead to harder ones? I think some books can be considered gateway books, because reading them leads you to start reading other books that are similar but more intense. Meg Wolitzer is a novelist whose most recent works include The Uncoupling and a book for young readers, The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. OL20426W Page_number_confidence 91.22 Pages 150 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.12 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 References Wilson's Junior High School, September 1995 Republisher_date 20210430084448 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 695 Scandate 20210421061456 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 0451127226 Tts_version 4.Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Lisa, Bright and Dark Author John Neufeld Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 05:00:47 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40098120 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
