BARNES & NOBLE BOOK SIGNING

Wendy Lynn Decker​ is the author of the young adult novel SWEET TEA, a tale about ​Olivia, a sixteen-year-old girl who discovers her mother may have more than a case of eccentricity; she is mentally ill.​ With no adult family members to turn to, Olivia is forced to trust the only people who've offered help: one strange man and a friend her mother makes at the mental institution.

Being raised by a single mother suffering from Schizoaffective Disorder, Wendy learned firsthand how difficult life can be for those who suffer alongside a family member with mental illness. These challenging life experiences inspired the many twists and turns you will read about in SWEET TEA. May is Mental ​Health ​Awareness​​ Month, ​and Wendy hopes to enlighten readers of all ages with this poignant coming-of-age story.

​Wendy is a former international podcast host for "Legal Wolf," which discusses all things mental health,​ and the author of THE BEDAZZLING BOWL. ​She has also published essays in several literary journals. When she is…