Life on hold
By: Karen McQuestion
Publisher: Skyscape
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Las Vegas, NV
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9781935597278
Subjects: Household Moving; Juvenile fiction; High school students; Orphans; Fiction; High schools; Schools; Moving
Description: "Fifteen-year-old Rae Maddox's mom, Gina, is a big fan of fresh starts. Gina thinks of them as an adventure, but for Rae, each move is just one more friend lost, one more chance to feel like an outsider. But when they arrive in Wisconsin, Gina promises to stay put until Rae graduates. Cautiously optimistic, she wades into the social whirl at Whitman High School, making a few friends and even earning a chance at love. But when the vice principal pairs her with fellow newbie Allison Daly, Rae's tentative happiness is jeopardized. It seems Allison was orphaned after her parents died in a suspicious house fire, leaving their daughter to bounce between relatives' homes. When a sleepover at Rae's house goes terribly wrong, Rae sees a troubling side of Allison--and learns a few secrets about her own mother in the process. Suddenly Rae is at risk of losing everything and everyone she cares about--unless she steps up and takes charge of her life once and for all"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: "This book was self published, in a slightly different form, in 2009"--T.p. verso.