Anna Bloom is depressed-so depressed that her parents possess committed her to a mental hospital with a couple of other messed-up teenagers. Here, she fits a roommate having a magic formula (and a plastic material baby), a health care provider who focuses way too much on her pounds, and a adorable, shy young man who might just like her.

But wait! Getting trapped within a loony bin isn’t said to be about

making friends, losing weight, and possessing a crush, is it?

In her fiction debut, Julie Halpern discovers humor in the unlikeliest of spots, and presents a character whose voice-and heart-will resonate with all of us who have ever felt just a little bit crazy.