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She's about to have a baby so they move to a place that is meant to help her health. Dog runs away on their journey to new place.

Tough details of hardship in Canada by about high school. His parents having fought so hard to be able to find a place in Canada, they cannot understand how their child would not work as hard as they did to learn as much as possible. He speaks of verbal and physical abuse by his parents he only really met at age four when he moved in with them immigrating to Canada.

Moved to Pacifica with new father in law Steve. Louisa is learning to play guitar with new neighbor. She hurts anytime she is around another person’s dad. She becomes delinquent through theft and writing on cars with a permanent marker she acquired. She admits to her friend Beth that she stole her brother’s (Alan) new year money (50$) he got from his grandma.

Cute quick read like a fantasy in a museum that comes to life at the bidding of the ice queen.

Nice to read and debunk so many misconceptions about this period. Feel less alone with possible stereotypes working against this time of life. Recognizing it is a temporary phase and that things will level off in short time even if that time full of surprises feels long.

Shows how a family can quickly forgive each other and the importance of moving forward with what ways you can. It’s not a perfect solution to the issues discussed here but it seems to fit the characters needs well enough. Descriptions of her quilting is her way of processing things. She draws it out until she can get a full picture.

So much history to cover with so many different points of view to consider. By no way will reading this book make you know this topic well. It will provide a good start and lots of reasons to be compassionate about the situation.