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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 7 Up—Born to a superficial mother and a selfish dad, Rinnie is the proverbial middle child. It doesn't take long before she notices how her mother dotes upon older sister, Liz and younger brother, Evan, but neglects her. Curious and inquisitive, the protagonist is often ignored by her parents, but it's from the sidelines that she is able to surmise early on her family's breakdown. Often left in the care of others-along with her siblings-she is only ever the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
First-person vignettes and poems detail Rinnie's childhood and adolescence in 1960s and 1970s Cincinnati, includin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
