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Mari's Light Burning Bright
Paperback
Series: Bright Light, Book 2
Publisher Price: $15.99
Publisher: Kaitlyn Marquart
Published: Jun 23 2026
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Mari's Light Burning Bright is a tender, hopeful Young Adult Coming-of-Age novel about mental health, friendship, healing, and the brave truth: the only way out is through.
Healing isn't a checkbox.
Mari has spent years holding her breath. At home, at church, at school, everywhere she goes, it feels safer to stay quiet, to shrink, to be who everyone expects. But when a memory she's buried for too long rises to the surface, Mari's carefully controlled world cracks open, and she finds herself at Northstar Wellness Center, a residential mental health treatment center for struggling teens.
Angry, scared, and certain she doesn't belong there, Mari resists therapy at every turn. Healing feels impossible until small, unexpected moments begin to break down the walls she's built around herself. Through new friendships and hard-won honesty, Mari begins a journey of emotional healing, self-discovery, and finding her voice.
When Mari returns home, nothing is magically fixed. Grief, change, and fear still press in from all sides, threatening to pull her backward. But when someone she loves is in need, Mari must face everything she's been running from. Will she shut down, or will she find the strength to step up and into her light?
A powerful YA contemporary novel about friendship, resilience, hope, and learning that healing doesn't happen all at once but one brave step at a time.1 different editions
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