Lisa engages in selfmutilation, and is sometimes violent. Therefore, i would consider the novel to be general fiction. Three teenage girls try to help their girlfriend, who is having a nervous breakdown that conventional therapy seems to be failing to remedy. Lisa shilling and her friends live on long island, new york. Three teenage girls try to help their friend, who is having a nervous.
Lisas friends are the only ones who are listeningand they walk with her where adults fear to tread. Ubiquitous 70s80s character actor richard stahl also pops up as a. Lisa, bright and dark was filmed for television, and aired as a hallmark hall of fame on nbctv. She then appeared in the films sunburst 1975 and joyride 1977, with robert carradine and melanie griffith. Lisa shilling is 16, smart, attractive and she is losing her mind. Its about a sixteenyearold girl losing her mind but nobody wants to believe her. A 15yearold girl in late1960s america is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs and eventually seeks help. Neufelds other books have as recently as this spring 2000 been cited as among the best of last years young adult titles by the new york public library and yasla. Shes popular and funny with a lot of friends and a. Lisa schilling 20yearold kay lenz, four years before her brief marriage to david. Both edgar allan and lisa, bright and dark, were selected as among the best books of the year by the new york times. The book is a fictiondrama story and the theme is friendship.
She has good days, when she is bright and cheerful, but she also has dark days, which occur with increasing frequency, when her behavior. With anne baxter, john forsythe, kay lenz, anne lockhart. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on lisa, bright and dark by john neufeld. Fickett, elizabeth frazer and betsy goodman are all in high school, having the time of their lives. Lisa, bright and dark characters john neufeld this study guide consists of approximately 33 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of lisa, bright and dark. Complete summary of john neufelds lisa, bright and dark. Lisas friends are the only ones who are listening and they walk with her where adults fear to tread. She has good days, when she is bright and cheerful, but she also has dark days, which occur with. This study guide consists of approximately 33 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes.
Her boyfriend is the most wanted boy at school and her friends are the most caring and perfect friends you could ever. Lisa shilling is one of the main protagonists in the narrative. Finding information about john neufeld is quite difficult since the internet nor the book has provided any help whatsoever. Lisa, bright and dark tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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