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280 pp.
| Simon |
July, 2006 |
TradeISBN 1-4169-0273-2$15.95
(2)
YA
When Liz's grandmother dies, her mother loses herself in grief and finds comfort in new-age religion; meanwhile, siblings Nathan and Courtney, whose mother has leukemia, move in across the street. Liz observes the paths of mourning and maternal care traversed by those around her in a plot that is (for Wittlinger) unusually issue-driven, but rich in character, nuance, and emotion.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2006