12 year-old Wren's parents have divorced, her dad moving far away with his new wife and baby, and her best friend seems to hate her. Wren's mom decides they need a fresh start so they move to a different school and job. Wren's mom is a nurse and works a lot, which Wren is used to. As she starts at a new school Wren's mom wants her to get involved and make friends. Wren ends up doing the make-up for the cast of the school play to get her mom off her back. She is really into costume make-up and her new step-mother sends her stuff all the time, but Wren hides it from her mother to not cause her mom to feel bad or angry. Things seem to be falling into place for Wren when she starts to notice her mom is napping all the time, locking her bedroom door and sometimes tells her she is working when she isn't. As Wren discovers her mom's secret addiction, things turn upside down again and Wren wonders if things will ever be "normal" again.
GREAT book. Highly recommend. Barbara Dee does it again, delving into teenagers dealing with their parents choices while also dealing with their social acceptance.
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