This is the second book I have read by Carol Lynch Williams, and it really felt like they had the kind of same themes. The other book was Waiting. In both books, someone dies and the mother is left distraught. In this one, the mother struggles with her demons, leaving her daughter to be the stron...
This is a good book for students to read if they are having a hard time making friends. In this story Beauty is having a hard time making friends because she is shy and cares a lot about what people think about her. That is until she meets a girl named Alane. Alane has a disease called Progeria. ...
This novel, with a 12 year old narrator, is obviously aimed at middle school readers or late elementary readers, since it deals with the preoccupations of that age group; however, teachers should approach it with care because it does treat a pre-teen’s horror at her the thought of her parents hav...
Has he watched me from the window? He stands at the sink, coffee cup in hand, eyebrows knit together. I try to glide past, but I’m on shaky feet. “You know what Jesus says about fornication,” he says. “Excuse me?” I slow. “You know what He says.” “Ummm.” Coming in from outside makes the hous...
She’s not throwing up, but her face stays slick with sweat. Her skin has grown pale except for two spots of pink in her cheeks. Her lips are dry. She doesn’t even get out of bed.But I can only think of myself. I hurt all over. Bruises have appeared on both arms, my legs, and across my back. When ...
she said. “You got a minute?”She didn’t sound too happy. In fact, I’d say she sounded right miserable. I strained to see more than the glow of her ciggie but was hypnotized by the red burn.Blinking, I said, “What’s wrong?” I slid onto the rattan chair, my behind almost not making it. My chlorine-...
Annie says. We’re in the family room after dinner, a fire roaring in the fireplace. “Mom? Sarah?” Dad keeps checking his phone. After the haircut, he quit looking at Annie when she spoke. When she pierced one of her ears in numerous places, he didn’t talk to her for a week. When she pierced her n...