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Reviewed on December 1, 2006
Gr 7-Up To the outside world, 13-year-old Samanthas family seems perfectly happy. However, they are struggling to keep her architect fathers alcoholism a secret, and the balancing act of enabling his addiction and protecting their image is becoming more and more difficult. Sam longs to be able to share her burden with a friend and reaches out by leaving an anonymous autobiographical letter in a library book. Her anger and frustration are palpable as she struggles with her love for her dad despite ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More