About This Book
Unable to cope with her father's alcoholism, thirteen-year-old Sam corresponds with an older student, sharing her family problems and asking for advice.
What Parents Should Know
Discussion Prompts
1
How does Sam's correspondence with the older student help her cope with her father's alcoholism?
2
What are some of the emotions Sam experiences throughout the story, and how does she express them?
3
What advice would you give Sam if you were the older student she was writing to?
4
How do family problems, like alcoholism, affect everyone in the family, not just the person struggling with it?
