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“Prominent stories like What Made Maddy Run, student-athletes’ advocacy efforts, and NCAA initiatives are pushing many schools in the right direction.”
— Ringer
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Semi-Finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting
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A poignant study of the converging pressures of mental illness, college athletics and social media.
— Carlos Lozada, Washington Post
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Gripping and universal
— Trevor Noah, The Daily Show
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Fagan does an exceptional job laying out [Maddy's] pain in a narrative style that is both persuasive and honest . . . a comprehensive, essential, and well-written piece about mental health, as well as a small step toward reducing the stigma around anxiety and depression.
— Erin McCarthy, Philadelphia Inquirer
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A compassionate and frank look at depression and the social pressure faced by many college students as seen through the eyes of one young woman.
— Kirkus
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With immense empathy, [Fagan] shares insights particular to student athletes, but presents them in universally accessible language and connects with the non-athlete through vivid examples
— Shelf-Awareness
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Fagan delivers the sequence of events in such a heartfelt but very real way
— Caitlyn Pilkington, Women's Running
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Holleran seems so alive on the page; her messages and Fagan's prose create someone who seems a real, living thing, so much so that by the end, this reader was rooting for her to talk to someone"
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—Flotrack
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The book goes beyond telling a heartbreaking story; it encourages compassion toward young adults struggling with mental health issues and will ultimately help us think about ways to prevent similar tragedies.
— National Book Review
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Fagan's book is well-researched and the message is timely and important.
— Publishers' Weekly
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It is impossible not to be affected by Holleran's heart-wrenching story. An appropriate (if difficult) read for current and future college athletes, their coaches, and parents.
— Library Journal
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the must-read book of 2017 for runners or competitive athletes of all kinds...thoroughly researched, written with sensitivity
— Sinead Mulhern, Canadian Running
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Covering an issue as sensitive as a teen suicide is no easy task and Fagan's compassion and desire to prevent more students from following Holleran's path shows in her writing. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to be better informed about mental health issues among college students.
— Carina Julig, cuindependent.com
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A provocative and thoughtful look at a student-athlete suicide that rocked the nation--but didn't, until now, actually help inform the nation. A labor of love and prevention by Kate Fagan, and Maddy's family and friends."
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—Stephen Fried, best-selling author of Thing of Beauty and with Patrick Kennedy, A Common Struggle
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