With todays obsession with looks and popularity, it is refreshing to have a main character that is normal in size and popularity. In Rachels story and character, Kay Lynn Mangum gives readers a character that many young girls can relate with and look up to, especially for many readers who have gone through the same kind of experiences as Rachel. Rachels first year in high school is not only marred by her brothers embarrassing drunken outbursts, but Rachels mom gets married again to the father of a boy in her seminary class. Enduring her mothers depression and dealing with her seventeen-year-old brothers alcoholism, Rachel questions God why this has happened. The book follows Rachels transition into high school while trying to take care of things at home. Keeping in line with her other books, Kay Lynn Mangums third novel tells the story of teenager Rachel Fletcher and the heartache and struggles experienced after the death of her father, a death she feels responsible for.
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