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294 pp.
| Little/Poppy |
June, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-316-08422-2$17.99
(4)
YA
Party girl Whitley can't wait to spend the summer with her dad. But things change when she meets Dad's new fiancée and her two kids, one of whom Whitley has slept with. She self-destructs, ignoring the people who want to help her, and soon hits rock bottom. The story is riddled with caricatures, but readers will find satisfaction in Whitley's rebounding.