This week I read October 8th throught October 12th for 30 minutes each day to complete the remainder of this book.
I read the last chapters until I completed the book. This week Phoebe kept talking to her friend Zoe about how she was handling her brother's death. She was out of school for longer than she anticipated because when she tried to go back she got called into the principal's office. The principal tried to say kind words that would comfort Phoebe, but it ended up backfiring on her and setting her into a meltdown. She yelled and the teacher and ran all the way home. When she got home, her mother was still there in her bath robe and on her sleeping pills as usual, so Phoebe stormed up the stairs straight into Mick's room and laid across his bed to cry HARD. Her mother came in, and Phoebe started talking to her about Mick this was the first time she and her mother had a conversation about him since the accident. They ended up laughing and talking which I beleive brought them closer. Phoebe stayed home from school a few more days until after Mick's funeral, and when she went back a counselor asked her to speak to the school about bike safety. At first she was offended and reluctant to participate, but she thought about it and ended up giving a very heartfelt speech. The speech was a relief, and it helped bring her closure at school so she did not feel like everyone was looking at her and afraid to approach her about the situation anymore.
This book was very realistic and touching; I would recommend it to middle school students to expose them to handling a death in their life.
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