Cut

Cut is a 2000 novel by Patricia McCormick, targeted at young adults. It is considered a cult classic among teens . Fifteen-year-old Callie isn't speaking to anybody, not even to her therapist at Sea Pines (nicknamed "Sick Minds"), the "residential treatment facility" where her parents and doctor sent her after discovering that she cuts herself. As her story unfolds, Callie reluctantly become involved with the other "guests" at Sea Pines -- findin... more

Cut is a 2000 novel by Patricia McCormick, targeted at young adults. It is considered a cult classic among teens . Fifteen-year-old Callie isn't speaking to anybody, not even to her therapist at Sea Pines (nicknamed "Sick Minds"), the "residential treatment facility" where her parents and doctor sent her after discovering that she cuts herself. As her story unfolds, Callie reluctantly become involved with the other "guests" at Sea Pines -- finding her voice and confronting the trauma that triggered her behavior. Callie- cutting; Callie is the Main Character and refuses to talk throughout most of the book.withdrawn; Level 1 Amanda- cutting; Amanda is introduced as a care-free and frank girl that cuts for decoration in the second chapter. Will cut herself with anything she finds in Sea Pines; Level 1 Becca- anorexia and bulimia; Becca is one of the original and main characters in the group, but she is later transferred to Hammacher, nicknamed "Humdinger," refusing treatment through... less