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Janet Ruth Young

Janet Ruth Young is the author of the teen novels My Beautiful Failure, Things I Shouldn’t Think (previously published as The Babysitter Murders), and The Opposite of Music. She lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Visit her at... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Progress, not perfection.
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My life in 8 words: "Dedicated to removing the stigma of mental illness."
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My Beautiful Failure will be released on November 12, 2013 in Trade Paperback
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Progress, not perfection. Q. What’s your greatest flaw? A. I'm a little hard on myself, and start a lot of days thinking that I haven't done enough or done it well enough. (This might be part of my obsessive-compulsive disorder.) Once I get into the day's activities, the mental hamster stops running around in that wheel. Q. What’s your best quality? A. Generosity. Not necessarily with money, but with my time, sympathy, advice, and occasionally my house or car. Q. What do you regret most? A. Not having gotten a college scholarship. I was a sometimes-lazy high school student and had to pay for college. Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. "actually" and "or something like that" Learn more about Janet Ruth Young

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Books can help kids deal with classroom bullies
Winston-Salem Journal, May 19, 2013
...compassion, even toward the mean kids, is invaluable. “My Beautiful Failure” and “Things I Shouldn’t Think” by Janet Ruth Young, Simon and Schuster, ages 14 and up. $16.99 and $8.99. Janet Ruth Young tackles difficult topics with ease. In...
Books can help kids deal with classroom bullies
Winston-Salem Journal, May 19, 2013
...compassion, even toward the mean kids, is invaluable. “My Beautiful Failure” and “Things I Shouldn’t Think” by Janet Ruth Young, Simon and Schuster, ages 14 and up. $16.99 and $8.99. Janet Ruth Young tackles difficult topics with ease. In...
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Gloucester Daily Times, November 26, 2012
...& Noble so the Mrs. could sign her new releases, she doesn?t look too happy, does she? Janet (Janet Ruth Young) writes young adult novels with a mental health theme. My Beautiful Failure is her latest which was released on Nov 13 along with "Things I...