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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 4–7—In a small town in the 1970s, 11-year-old Esther Page feels the weight of the world on her shoulders. Her mother, Valley, is neglectful and abusive to her and her eight-year-old sister, Ruth, because of untreated manic depression. When Esther wakes up to see Ruth's empty bed, she knows she must find her. With Valley passed out, Esther finds a clue in the pink puddles of ice cream in the kitchen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Esther, desperately hoping to hold her crumbling family together, thinks finding her absentee preacher father will help. Whe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
