Why is Kristyn A. Kutter? won two awards for the ---2021 In the Margins Book Award: Library School Journal Top 10 Fiction/Non-Fiction and Fiction--recommendation list.

Kristyn finds herself sitting in a red chair embarking on a journey of self-discovery. Does she do it because of her best friend's suicide? Jamey Marotto who broke her heart? The Posh Miss Perfects? Social media trolls? Drugs? Regretful one-nightstands? Absentee parents? Self-hatred? Why does Kristyn continually retreat to her closet and cut as the answer to her mounting problems?

This book arms the reader with resources for crisis intervention through national centers and online support sites. *Trigger Warning: Includes strong language, non-graphic depictions of self-harm, drug and alcohol usage and sexual situations. Recommended for ages 16+*.