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331 pp.
| Dial
| April, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3356-5$16.99
(4)
YA
After her parents die in a car accident while she's driving, Willow dulls her pain, grief, and guilt by secretly cutting herself. A handsome classmate persists in looking beneath Willow's carefully constructed surface, providing an opportunity for her to experience eventual healing. Hoban's solid writing doesn't elevate the story far enough above its standard problem-novel territory.