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How can you make someone love you when they won’t?
And what if that person happens to be your mother?
Sayre Bellavia grew up knowing she was a mistake: unplanned and unwanted. At five months shy of eighteen, she’s become an expert in loneliness, heartache, and neglect. Her whole... read more
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Summary edit
Sayre Bellavia gets news that her mother is dying. As she makes her way to the hospital to see her mother one more time, she reflects on the life that she had with her mother.
Characters edit
- Sayre Bellavia: Main protagonist of the story. Comes from a broken home and a drug addicted mother.
- Dianne Huff: Sayre's mother. Addicted to drugs and alcohol. One of the two antagonists of the story. Had Sayre at 15.
- Candy: Dianne's only friend. Got her addicted to drugs. The second antagonist of the novel. She's a terrible person that treats everyone like garbage. Abusive.
- Miss Mo: One of the only people who cared for Sayre. Was murdered by her daughter's crazy ex-boyfriend
- Harlow: Murdered Miss Mo. Befriends Dianne and Candy after leaving the mental hospital. Addicted to drugs and alcohol.
- Beale: The main male character in the novel. Sayre thinks of him as a father figure.
- Aunt Loretta: The mother to Beale. Treats Sayre with love and respect, something Sayre has been missing from her life. Considers Sayre one of her own children
- Ellie: A Baby.
First Sentence edit
Walking up Churn Road at one in the morning is not the worst part of my life right now, which, since the road is nothing more than a mile-long rutted, frozen, unlit dead-end dirt track through the woods, really ought to say something.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Laura Wiess (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: MTV Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 14, 2011
ISBN: 978-1439193969
Page Count: 320
Publisher: MTV Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 14, 2011
ISBN: 978-1439193969
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsContains a lot of profanity and mentions of drug and alcohol abuse.
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