Burn Journals

Author(s): Brent Runyon

Young Adult

When he was 14 years old, Brent Runyon set himself on fire. In this chronicle, Runyon describes that devastating suicide attempt and his recovery over the following year. Through this memoir, Runyon shares his thoughts, hopes, and fears with unflinching honesty. Young Adult.


Product Information

" [The Burn Journals] describes a particular kind of youthful male desolation better than it has ever been described before, by anyone." -Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon
" A fascinating account of the mending of a body and mind, told with the simple and honest sensibility of someone too young to have endured so much." -- Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha
" Runyon has, perhaps, written the defining book of a new genre, one that gazes...unflinchingly at boys on the emotional edge ." -"Booklist" (starred review)
" A taut, chilling account of the author's attempt to commit suicide...a must-read for teenagers struggling with self-doubt." -"The Denver Post"
" An excruciating, brilliant book...WOW." -- A.M. Homes, author of Things You Should Know

General Fields

  • : 9781400096428
  • : Random House USA Inc
  • : Ballantine Books Inc.
  • : 0.249
  • : 01 October 2005
  • : 203mm X 135mm X 18mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Brent Runyon
  • : Paperback
  • : 362.28092
  • : 325