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Lacey, a junior‑high student, looks forward to her mother’s visit from glamorous New York, hoping to forge a closer bond and escape the routine of life with her father and stepmother. Her expectations collide with the fragile reality of a stepfamily. As the visit unfolds, Lacey confronts the complexities of love, identity, and belonging, learning that family ties are shaped as much by expectations as by everyday moments.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Jamie Suzanne
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