Reviewed by Karen
Special Education Specialist

It was really engaging to me for several reasons. The storytelling of the main character was enhanced by her advice-to-the-lovelorn newspaper columns. In addition, her teenage LD son’s journal entries helped build the plot and the characters and also gave a great viewpoint on special education and dealing with this disability from the student’s experience. Also, her description of her symptoms, diagnosis, and the effects of MS on her life were eye-opening. It was also a nice love story. There were many themes including the importance of friends, contacts, career, family, struggle/survival/victory, and circumstances one can and cannot control plus more. I guess this is one of my favorite books. It had a few things that were a bit contrived but still believable.