"Alive with vibrant, raw emotion." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Along with the relatively uncommon theme of living with an addicted parent, this emotionally intense tale offers... an engaging picture of two teens circling and closing as they discover common ground." - School Library Journal Seventeen-year-old Rose Hemmersbach aspires to break out of small town Sparta, Wisconsin and achieve her artistic dreams, just like her aunt Colleen. "Alive with vibrant, raw emotion." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Along with the relatively uncommon theme of living with an addicted parent, this emotionally intense tale offers..