She's never known her mother. Her father seems to hate her. She has only one true friend, who's a boy. A mediocre student and a social misfit, she's downright miserable. This is Taylor Dresden, a freshman in a gritty New Jersey high school. The only pleasure she's ever had was playing baseball. B...
I was eager to maintain my new studious attitude all the way through the marking period. I was still thinking about whether or not to talk to my mother. Dad assured me there was no rush and to call him if and when I felt up to it. I wanted to do it. I just wasn’t sure of exactly when. Dad kept re...