Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own
Genre: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Realistic Fiction
Every now and then a book comes along at the perfect time. This is the sequel to the book "Being is Better". In the second book Missy is still trying to help her mother put her life back together. She is also crushing on her best friend's brother. Her best friend Amber is still fighting to get her seizures under control. Both of them have entered high school. Missy is once again "strongly encouraged" to visit her father. She agrees to do this only if her best friend Amber can come with her. Her father agrees. Things are very tense between Missy and her father. Amber is there to help Missy keep her cool. This is especially important when they meet someone very important to her father; his girl friend. While visiting her father they walk around town and stop into a yogurt shop. It is here that Amber meets the boy of her dreams, "Dev".
From this point forward you know as you read that things aren't quite what they seem. Missy is still trying to find out what argument her brother Frankie had with her dad. This is the argument that sent her brother off into the military where he was killed. Maybe with Amber, and her brother Mase's help they can solve this puzzle and figure where all of the other characters fit in.
This is a book of hope. We get a look at Missy's father and what a first class jerk he is. For kids who have gone through a family divorce and their life has been turned upside down, it shows them there can be a silver lining for them. I am thrilled to put these two books on my shelves. May it reach out and touch so many lives.
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