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In *Walking on Glass*, Alma Fullerton delivers a compelling free‑verse novel that delves into the interior life of a young man confronting an unbearable dilemma: should he aid his comatose mother, who remains in a coma after a failed suicide attempt, or allow her to live in darkness? Haunted by his father's withdrawal into depression and watching his best friend change beyond recognition, he must navigate personal grief and moral uncertainty. Amid a backdrop of poetic introspection, the story examines the burden of decision‑making, the complexity of familial bonds, and the painful questioning of what is right or possible.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Alma Fullerton
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