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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2012 | Fiction
Thirty-seven first-person chapters give the reader a front-row seat to the challenges High School sophomore Ellis faces. From the first pages, we know the situation is tough: Ellis's adored father has been in a coma for two years; Mom wants to turn off the machines keeping her husband alive, and Ellis, who visits her father at the nursing home often, disagrees. What elevates this story from an Afterschool Special is that Ellis's words, carefully...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Ellis's adored father has been in a coma for two years; Mom wants to turn off the machines keeping her husband alive, and Elli...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
