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Thirteen-year-old Anna's mother has tried to commit suicide, and Anna is dealing with it alone. Her best friend has dumped her for a cooler crowd, and her dad's new twenty-four-year-old wife is barely out of her college sorority. This unoriginal but still-engaging novel about second families and new middle-school friendships is elevated by complex moments in Anna's relationship with her mother.