A Bitter Spring

"It's like carrying around a backpack. It's heavy and it's on your shoulders. It hurts. It weighs you down."

The world has just come down around Mae. Her father unexpectedly died, and her despondent mother has no other choice but to take Mae and her two sisters to live with their loving but unprepared grandparents. But while her sisters quickly adjust to the changes of a new house, new school, and new life, Mae finds herself numb and indifferent. The school bullies still harass her for her w...