In this dark and moving young adult novel, sixteen-year-old Naomi’s best friend has moved away, and Naomi herself is starting at a new high school. Curtis, the artistic guy she likes, seems to be avoiding her, making her feel alone and lonely. On top of lots of difficult homework and an awful part-time job, she also has problems at home. Her dying aunt has come to live with her family, Naomi’s mother seems to be on the verge of a breakdown, and her Polish father is absent and unsupportive. How can Naomi overcome all these negatives in her life? Over three harrowing months on the eve of the new millennium, the story emerges of a young woman finding strength and of a broken family mending. The action and circumstances of the book are laid bare in a series of diary entries, not only by Naomi, but also by her boyfriend, her mother, her mothers boyfriend, and Naomi’s employer, giving the reader a much fuller understanding of what brings Naomi and her mother to the brink of despair - and back.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- jC813/.6 [Fic]
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22 23
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- e-pl---
- ISBN
- 9781459716155 1894917103
- LCCN
- PZ7.K6343
- LCCN Item number
- Dr 2004eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (215 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00231771 (OCoLC)830009299 (CaOOCEL)439715
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
