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A Bitter Pill to Swallow

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On the edge of the Chicago medical district, the Harrison School for Exceptional Youth looks like a castle in a snow globe. Janina has been there since she was ten years old, and now she's fourteen. She feels so safe inside its walls that she's afraid to leave. Devante's parents bring him there after a tragedy leaves him depressed and suicidal.  Even though he's in a different place, he can't escape the memories that come flooding back when he least expects them. Dr. Gail Thomas comes to work there after quitting her medical residency. Frustrated and on the verge of giving up on her dreams, she sees becoming a counselor as her last chance to put her skills to the test. When he founded the school, Dr. Lutkin designed its unique environment to be a place that would change the students' lives. He works hard as the keeper of other people's secrets, though he never shares any of his own. But everything changes late in the winter of 1994 when these four characters' lives intersect in unexpected ways.  None of them will ever be the same.

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Praise For A Bitter Pill to Swallow“TIFFANY GHOLAR’S DEBUT NOVEL is a gripping narrative set in a world of multigenerational characters fighting for truth, integrity and wholeness. A Bitter Pill is a welcome departure from sensationalized portraits of the worlds of troubled youth and the psychiatric facilities which house them, and is a must-read for teens and adults who yearn for timely messages underneath entertaining fiction.” —Kalisha Buckhanon, author of Upstate and winner of the ALEX Award “In this smart, layered story about life in a school for troubled teens, the characters learn to embrace recovery and ultimately, one another. Tiffany Gholar writes with a sure hand, offering insight into the harm done by misdiagnoses and over-prescribed medications, versus mental health care options carrying compassion and encouragement at their core. This well-written, informative book offers an important glimpse inside the recovery process that any teen (or parent of a teen) would not only enjoy, but also benefit from reading.” —Cal Armistead, author of Being Henry David

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