Having been brought to stay with her third cousin “Loopy's” Quaker cousins, foster child Matt does not expect to be there long. Having suffered from a traumatic and abusive past, she puts up walls immediately, but Sam and Jessica will not take no for an answer. Matt finds herself drawn in, both by Sam's devotion to the peace cause at a time when many are afraid to speak out against war as well as Jessica's patient attentions to their disabled adopted son, Rory. Over time Matt comes to care deeply for her new family; now she must overcome her fears in order to save them from tragedy. This book had a couple of parallels with Hurt Go Happy, a book I blogged about awhile back. Both girls were victims of an abusive father and were still experiencing the repercussions years later. Many students will be drawn in by the book's front cover; Matt dresses in black and wears makeup in the Gothic style. The peace issue is another pertinent topic in today's political climate, and I was pleased with the way it was presented here.
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