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    Grownup for a Week
    Grownup for a Week
    Grownup for a Week
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    Grownup for a Week

    By Agata Garbowska, Aala Abdullahi, Catherine Mardon and Dr. Mardon

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    In Jonathan’s mind, turning ten means he’s all grown up! But he is put to the test when his father leaves on a business trip for a whole week, leaving Jonathan to care for his mentally ill mother and troublesome little sister — all while starting at a new school in a new neighborhood with no friends at all. Soon, everything starts to go wrong. Determined to prove that he is a grownup and can make good decisions, Jonathan sets out to return things to normal before his father’s return. Can he do it in time? Each book in the Mental Illness Awareness series will highlight and focus on a specific mental disorder. The primary goal of these books are not to teach or relay the symptoms of these mental disorders, but to examine how the main characters, who are children, react and come to terms with the diagnosis of a family member. Ultimately, this series aims to help children who are dealing with mental illness find solace, comfort, and common ground in the struggles of the children within these stories.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateMay 17, 2019
    ISBN9780359670321
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      Grownup for a Week - Agata Garbowska

      Grownup for a Week

      Grownup for a Week

      Written by Aala Abdullah

      with Dr. Mardon & Catherine Mardon

      Illustrated By Agata Garbowska

      Edited by Bianca Ho & Carmen Wu

      Golden Meteorite Press

      2014

      A Golden Meteorite Press Book

      Designed by Alexa Guse, 2014

      © 2014 copyright by Aala Abdullahi, Austin Mardon, and Catherine Mardon, Canada.

      All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or any retrieval system, without the written permission of Golden Meteorite Press at: aamardon@yahoo.ca.

      Edited by Bianca Ho & Carmen Wu

      Golden Meteorite Press

      Suite 103, 11919–82 Street NW,

      Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

      T5B 2W4

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Abdullahi, Aala, author

      A mental illness awareness book : grownup for a week / written by Aala Abdullahi, with Austin Mardon & Catherine Mardon ; edited by Bianca Ho & Carmen Wu ; illustrated by Agata Garbowska.

      ISBN 978-0-359-67032-1

      I. Mardon, Austin A. (Austin Albert), author II. Mardon, Catherine A., 1962-, author III. Ho, Bianca, editor IV. Wu, Carmen, editor V. Garbowska,

      Agata, 1992-, illustrator VI. Title.

      PS8601.B38M45 2013 jC813'.6 C2013-905353-0

      To the greatest parents anyone could ask for

      — A. Abdullahi

      To Dr. Roger Bland who single handily saved me from insanity

      — Dr. A. Mardon

      Chapter One

      Jonathan and his family had just moved to a more quiet area of the city. Of course, this meant that he and his younger sister, Emily, would have to start going to a new school.

      Jonathan was not happy about this at all. He tried everything to get his parents to change their minds. He asked politely and sweetly… and when that didn’t work, he threatened to sell his younger sister for a quarter. He even tried to corner his parents and ask them separately, but his parents would not budge from their decision.

      Now that Jonathan had turned ten years old, he felt like a grownup, and grownups should be able to make decisions! Ten! That was a double digit and that meant a big deal to Jonathan. But somehow, it didn’t seem to matter to his parents. His sister was no help. Emily was five years old, and even though she thought she was old enough to do everything Jonathan could, he knew better. Grownups should be able to make decisions, and Jonathan decided that moving back to their old neighbourhood was best!

      His neighbourhood was quiet, and there didn’t seem to be any other children. What am I supposed to do now? Jonathan asked himself, annoyed at the thought of wasting a beautiful sunny afternoon doing nothing. If we still lived in our old house, I could be playing street hockey with Andy and Greg!

      Jonathan went inside the house to find something to do. In his room, he found a box containing his old comic books, and decided to reread them out of boredom. A few minutes later, his father knocked on the door.

      Hey kiddo, his father greeted him.

      Hey Dad, Jonathan replied, absentmindedly.

      What are you up to?

      Nothing really. Just reading my comics. Jonathan looked up at his father. "Dad, there is nothing to do here. Can we just move back already?"

      Actually, that’s what I wanted to talk to you about, said his father as sat down at the edge of the bed.

      Jonathan sat up straighter; his father looked serious. Maybe his parents had realized that this was all a terrible idea and that they were moving back!

      "I knew it! I knew it! I knew you would realize that I was right! See, I am a grownup! I can make great decisions! When do we move back?!" Jonathon blurted it all out quickly and excitedly. His father looked taken aback.

      His father smiled sadly and said, Sorry, kiddo. I don’t think we’re moving back.

      What?

      I’m sorry for getting your hopes up. What I meant to say was that I think that it’s time you know the real reason we moved here.

      Still trying to get over the fact that they weren’t going anywhere, and that he was stuck in this boring neigh-bourhood for who-knows-how-long, Jonathan just stared at his father.

      What do you mean?

      His father was silent for a bit. Have you noticed any changes in your mother recently?

      Now it was Jonathan’s turn to stay quiet. He had noticed changes in his mother, but he wasn’t sure he wanted to say anything about them to his father.

      Not really, he answered.

      His father looked at him. "Are you sure?

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