SOCIAL SCIENCES

Little Panic: Dispatches from an Anxious Life

by Amanda Stern
Grand Central. Jun. 2018. 384p. ISBN 9781538711927. $27; ebk. ISBN 9781538711910. MEMOIR
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Novelist (The Long Haul) and middle-grade author ("Frankly Frannie" series) Stern outlines her childhood and adolescence with a series of vignettes that slowly unravel her anxious life in New York City. She intertwines conversations with neighbors, friends, and teachers with doctors' appointments and notes in her medical files. The tension only increases when a child is abducted a mere few blocks from her home. A tense home life and lack of mental health awareness creates frustration. The author's acute attention to detail and conversational tone will capture readers' attention, as she gives voice to young people who might also be struggling with similar situations and could learn from the challenges she faced.
VERDICT This accessible personal narrative is for readers who have been touched by divorce, anxiety, or are looking for a new perspective through memories of childhood.
Reviewed by Meghan Dowell, Beloit Coll., WI , May 15, 2018
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