Before, After, And Somebody in Between

Say the Word

ISBN-10: 1599902923
ISBN-13: 978-1599902920

Gun ...when a single dream isn't enough.

Why is it so wrong to want to be normal? To prove to the world, and to yourself, that you're not just a white-trash nobody?

A fourteen year-old cellist with big dreams and a bigger mouth, Martha knows her talent will one day help her escape the clutches of her alcoholic mom and the chaotic life they share. Then her beloved cello is stolen, and she resorts to drastic measures to replace it--with tragic results. But just when she decides life can't possibly get any suckier, Martha is unexpectedly given a chance to escape her hopeless existence. Thrilled beyond belief, she reinvents herself as the elusive "Gina" and moves in with the Brinkmans, a wealthy, seemingly "perfect" family with a few disturbing secrets of its own.

Published June 2007 from Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books.