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New York : H. Holt, c2003.
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Isabel, a thirteen-year-old girl living on the island of Guam, and her family try to cope with the death of Isabel's mother who committed suicide.
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Narrated by Vivian B. McLaughlin. *Some SPOILERS* Thirteen-year-old Isabel and her family suffer the aftereffects of her mother's suicide. Tata sleeps on the floor where the mother was found. Olivia wets the bed and has nightmares. Frank is mutilating himself and his bedroom wall with a knife. And
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Isabel feels the responsibility of looking out for all of them and minding the family store. But she too has trouble coming to terms with her mother's death and eventually she and Olivia are meeting with Ed, a psychiatrist, after Frank attempts suicide and is hospitalized. At story's end Isabel gets involved with diving, Frank is progressing and playing the ukelele again, and the family is moving towards healing. Show Less
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viii, 308 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
0805063617 / 9780805063615