Sandra L Rostirolla

Jan 11, 2024 | shepherd.com | Sandra L Rostirolla |John Green |Jasmine Warga |Adib Khorram

John Green’s description of Aza’s obsessive-compulsive disorder was so vivid, so real, I felt as though I was living Aza’s torment. Many people might find this type of immersive experience off-putting and think, “Why would I want to feel such an extreme, when all I really want is an escape?”I love nothing more than a story that takes me deep inside a character, and makes me “feel-the-feels” so to speak. Plus, John Green’s eloquence with prose and dialog is unmatched.

Apr 4, 2023 | goodhousekeeping.com | Sandra L Rostirolla

The kookaburras and minor birds usually greeted my brother, Martin, and me with a loud cackle as we ambled along the narrow path we’d made to and from the bus stop. On the afternoon of May 23, 1984, the silence was eerie. Even the surrounding gum trees seemed in on the secret; the usual rustle of their leaves absent in the stillness. We stepped into our house and Mum’s red-rimmed eyes jolted me. In a distant voice, she told us maybe we should sit down; she has some news.

Mar 9, 2023 | news-journal.com | Sandra L Rostirolla

Based on the author's experiences with suicide in her family, Making Friends With Monsters offers a language for young adults to talk about the dark emotions they often face but bury, before it's too late. Publishers Weekly Booklife called the book an "urgent, unflinching YA novel about the 'monsters' of depression and family dysfunction" (Editor's Pick). , /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Award-winning author Sandra L Rostirolla will celebrate the release of Making Friends With Monsters on April 4, 2023.