Almost Normal

Betsy Kimmel's idyllic life is shattered when her mother dies in a car accident. Without her mom's income, Betsy must leave her private Catholic school and finish her freshman year in a large urban district. At her new school, Betsy finds herself the target of a treacherous bully. She also develops several interesting friendships with an array of quirky individuals, including a troubled foster girl and a handsome exchange student.

When Dad relieves his own grief with excessive drinking and a not-so-nice girlfriend, Betsy's home life begins to deteriorate. She eventually becomes the caregiver for her younger brother. After Dad reveals that her mom suffered from clinical depression and that the car accident might have been a suicide, Betsy begins to make dangerous choices of her own.

When Dad finally hits bottom, Betsy's grandmother gains temporary custody and takes Betsy and her brother to live in a retirement community. After Dad is sober and the family is reunited, Betsy confronts the one-year anniversary of her mother's death and ultimately finds out the truth about the accident.

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Almost Normal

Betsy Kimmel's idyllic life is shattered when her mother dies in a car accident. Without her mom's income, Betsy must leave her private Catholic school and finish her freshman year in a large urban district. At her new school, Betsy finds herself the target of a treacherous bully. She also develops several interesting friendships with an array of quirky individuals, including a troubled foster girl and a handsome exchange student.

When Dad relieves his own grief with excessive drinking and a not-so-nice girlfriend, Betsy's home life begins to deteriorate. She eventually becomes the caregiver for her younger brother. After Dad reveals that her mom suffered from clinical depression and that the car accident might have been a suicide, Betsy begins to make dangerous choices of her own.

When Dad finally hits bottom, Betsy's grandmother gains temporary custody and takes Betsy and her brother to live in a retirement community. After Dad is sober and the family is reunited, Betsy confronts the one-year anniversary of her mother's death and ultimately finds out the truth about the accident.

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Almost Normal

Almost Normal

by Staz
Almost Normal

Almost Normal

by Staz

Overview

Betsy Kimmel's idyllic life is shattered when her mother dies in a car accident. Without her mom's income, Betsy must leave her private Catholic school and finish her freshman year in a large urban district. At her new school, Betsy finds herself the target of a treacherous bully. She also develops several interesting friendships with an array of quirky individuals, including a troubled foster girl and a handsome exchange student.

When Dad relieves his own grief with excessive drinking and a not-so-nice girlfriend, Betsy's home life begins to deteriorate. She eventually becomes the caregiver for her younger brother. After Dad reveals that her mom suffered from clinical depression and that the car accident might have been a suicide, Betsy begins to make dangerous choices of her own.

When Dad finally hits bottom, Betsy's grandmother gains temporary custody and takes Betsy and her brother to live in a retirement community. After Dad is sober and the family is reunited, Betsy confronts the one-year anniversary of her mother's death and ultimately finds out the truth about the accident.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798989465521
Publisher: Staz
Publication date: 11/01/2024
Pages: 196
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.45(d)
Age Range: 13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Staz is a former elementary teacher and has worked with hundreds of children at various grade levels. Many of her stories are set in a school or the school experience is a large part of the characters' lives. Her first children's novel, The Weirder the Better, was published under her full name at Black Heron Press. She has since written several middle and upper-middle grade children's books under the pen name Staz. A link to her novels can also be found on the blog storiesbystaz.com. Staz lives in Fort Wayne with her husband and Corgi-Sheltie dog, Ginger.
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