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218 pp.
| Holt |
May, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8050-9465-7$16.99
(2)
YA
Ellis's adored father has been in a coma for two years; Mom wants to turn off the machines keeping her husband alive, and Ellis, who visits her father at the nursing home often, disagrees. Her high school friendships are complicated, too. There is much to this slim book--coming of age, death, hope, love--and Ellis is a character to care about and cheer on for a long, long time.
Reviewer: Robin L. Smith
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2012