Praise for Cut: An ALA Quick Pick for YA Readers A NYPL Book for the Teen Age * "First-timer McCormick tackles a side of mental illness that is rarely seen in young-adult literature in a believable and sensitive manner. A thoughtful look at teenage mental illness and recovery." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Like E. L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone and Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak , Cut is another authentic-sounding novel in which elective mutism plays a part, this time with humor making the pain of adolescence gone awry more bearable.an exceptional character study of a young woman and her hospital mates who struggle with demons so severe that only their bodies can confess." -- Booklist.