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Reviewed on May 1, 2013 | Grades 5-up
Gr 8 Up—Scarred by the trauma of a car accident that killed her best friend, Alex, 17, approaches her upcoming community-service assignment with a great deal of apprehension. She has barely spoken to anyone since the accident, still suffers with massive migraines, and can't get past the feeling that the accident was her fault. She is assigned to work at a hospital with a severely disabled girl about her age. Because of a neuromuscular disease, Joanie can't speak and is confined to bed. But in her head, her words and thoughts flo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More