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From the beginning of eighth grade to the start of ninth, 13-year-old Corinna grieves for her mother, who died of cancer, and struggles to cope with the changes in all aspects of her life brought on by her loss.
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A stunning debut about one girl's journey through loss and grief.Corinna's world is crushed after her mother dies of cancer. How does she get through the funeral, trays of ziti, a father who can't communicate, the first day of school, Mother's Day, people who don't know what to say, and the entire eighth-grade year? Despite her alienation from many of her peers, including her best friend, she succeeds in finding support. She dares to bare her innermost fears, hurts, and wishes, and even allows herself to have a flowering crush on a boy in the school band. She also finds out deep secrets about her mother which she never knew. It's a year that will change Corinna's life forever.
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