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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
Gr 6-8 At her 13th-birthday dinner, Evyn's hippie father, Birdie, drops a bomb. He is going to marry Eleni Gartos, a college professor with six children, and Evyn and her 15-year-old brother will be leaving their home in Maine and moving to Boston with him. Evyn feels that her world has collapsed, while Mackey just asks to have two desserts. Feeling alone, the girl begins a dialogue with her dead mother as she imagines her. Friend captures...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Thirteen-year-old Evyn has a difficult time adjusting after her father remarries and moves the family from Maine to Boston....Log In or Sign Up to Read More