January First: A Child's Descent into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her

by Michael Schofield

Book Overview

At age six, January ("Jani") Schofield was diagnosed with one of the most severe cases of child-onset schizophrenia on record. Hallucinating constantly, she is at the mercy of her imaginary friends--some of whom are friendly, while others tell her to scream at strangers, jump out of buildings, and attack her baby brother. Jani is torn between two places: "Calalini," the illusory home of her imaginary friends, and our world. When potent psychiatric...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030771909X
• ISBN13: 9780307719096
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.9"