<p><b>One night her sister goes crazy<br>One night her world falls apart</b> </p><p>It happens just like that, in the blink of an eye. An older sister has a mental breakdown and has to be hospitalized. A younger sister is left behind to cope with a family torn apart by grief and friends who turn their backs on her. But worst of all is the loss of her big sister, her confidante, her best friend.</p><p>In the tradition of <i>The Bell Jar,</i> and <i>I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,</i> comes this haunting first book, inspired by the true story of the author's life. It's an intense and brutally honest story, told in a succession of powerful poems that take us into the cyclone of the narrator's emotions: grief, anger, guilt, resentment, horror, and ultimately, acceptance</p> <p>2000 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) 2000 Quick Picks for Young Adults (Recomm. Books for Reluctant Young Readers) </p>
