My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.
Emery Lord
In Emery Lord¡¯s 2016 novel ¡°When We Collided,¡± teenager Vivi Alexander has just moved to the small town of Verona Cove. She¡¯s also recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder after experiencing a manic episode. Throughout the book, she draws on this experience to help comfort Verona Cove local Jonah, whose??and with whom Vivi grows close. Through Vivi¡¯s words here, Lord reminds us that the challenges we face can draw out our strengths ¡ª even those we never knew we had.
