TY - SER KW - adolescence KW - psychiatrists AU - Vida Demas AB - Styled as a letter from patient to psychiatrist, Pamela Wilson recounts her adolescent struggles. C1 - 1960s-70s C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Shadyside; Westmoreland County; Monessen; Monessen High School; Washington County; Donora; Carroll Twp.; Mon Valley Catholic High C4 - Epistolary; Young Adult CY - New York LA - English M3 - Novel N1 - Settings are disguised as follows: Monessen is Monaga; Monessen High School is Monaga High School; Donora is Nodora; Mon Valley Catholic High is Moho Valley Catholic High N2 - Styled as a letter from patient to psychiatrist, Pamela Wilson recounts her adolescent struggles. PB - G. P. Putnam’s Sons PP - New York PY - 1974 RN - Vida K. Demas (1927-1985) taught at Chatham College and worked in public relations for Carnegie Institute, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Home for Crippled Children. She lived in Monessen, Westmoreland County. EP - 255 p. TI - First Person, Singular ER -