I really enjoyed this book!
It is found in the juvenile section at my local library, and it was clean enough for any juvenile in my home to read.
I relate a lot to the lead character, and I cried by the end. I won't give away the ending.
Basically: Sal's mother leaves her and her dad for a trip to Idaho to refind herself. Sal finds out that her mother is not coming back and can't cope with that reality. Her dad moves her to a new town and she makes a new friend: Phoebe, whose family appears 'perfect' but then her mother leaves also, so Sal and her friend set out to determine what happened to her.
The story is told as Sal is driving from Ohio to Idaho with her grandparents so she can visit her mother. Again, I won't give away the ending, but I just about sobbed. One sentence in the last chapter had be crying out loud.
I really enjoy the way the book is written. When a book is written with words that make me feel what the narrator is saying, I feel that is a very good story teller. I will probably rent another work by this author.
***** (that's 5 stars if you can't tell).
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Alicia- I just barely noticed you had a book review section. How fun! I am so glad you read this book but mostly I am relieved that you too cried when reading a book from the children's section. (Picture me reading this book on my exercise bike and sobbing at the end. Quite a site.)
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