Alice's mom died of cancer. Now her father's remarried and her new stepmother is having a baby. Alice feels both unloved and neglected by this news. She can't bring herself to help out around the house or even help with the baby. All the rage inside is killing her and she has no outlet except her music. But people are starting to complain that her songs have been sad for too long and it's time for a change. How can Alice change the way she feels? Now, everything's locked inside. Alice's fighting with everyone in her life and she's not sure she can take it anymore. On they way home from forced road trip to her stepmother's family, Alice and her new family become lost and trapped in a huge blizzard. They have very little food, not a lot of warm clothes, and dwindling hope. Will they survive trapped in the car together?
Lisa Schroeder (Author of I Heart You, You Haunt Me) writes in verse. The poems are excellent, leaving the reader to feel the tension, the anger, the hopelessness of Alice's situations. This book is a fabulous, emotional read.
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