So this could have been a very interesting book. It had all the right elements and a main character that could have been compelling. But sadly it had no depth to it, and things were "told" instead of "shown." Isabel breaks down on live television and as a result, heads home to commit suicide. ...
For eight-year-old Carrie Parker, life is divided into before and after. Before her beloved father's death, her family lived a relatively happy life in the small town of Toast, North Carolina. Now she and her sister, Emma, endure daily verbal and physical abuse at the hands of their stepfather, R...
Here, give me that backpack. Honestly, they should make a law against schools loading y’all down with these heavy books. And it’s summer! You hungry? We’ll stop by Wendy’s on the way home.”I reach out to rub Cricket’s head and notice that her hair is a rat’s nest. I have to get Mom to cut her hai...