Genre: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction
Source: I won a copy from
LibraryThing. The opinions expressed here are my own.
This is a wonderful yet heart wrenching story. Tracie is a
sixteen-year-old girl who wants nothing more than to survive another day
without her father beating her. After
escaping her father’s wrath she meets up with her friend. He lets her stay with
him. She learns he has some of his own issues. When he suggests they pack
up and he takes her out of state to his
mom’s place, she learns just how messed up he is. She has exchanged one bad
situation for another.
This is a story about beating the odds. Tracie learns how
much strength she really has and learns she must find a way back home. But, how
do you define home? Why is she unable to contact her mom? As I read this
emotional roller coaster of a read I kept thinking about students I have had
over the years. How many of them were like Tracie and hid it well? Where were
the people they knew that could have helped them. I then wondered, how far are
most people willing to go to help those they don’t’ know real well? Who are the
heroes who will help save a life or turn it around. Definitely a book I would love to have on my
shelves at school if allowed. However, I will definitely recommend it,
especially to the counsellors at school to have in their arsenal to help kids.
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