Haunted by her mother's compulsive hoarding behavior, Lucy eagerly awaits her graduation and a chance at a "normal" life. When she comes home to find an unexpected and sudden change, however, she wonders how far she will be able to go to keep her family's problems a secret.
year: 2010, 2011
call number/section: 1000
subjects: secrecy, fiction, compulsive behavior, mother-daughter relationship, death, self-reliance, mothers and daughters
Editions
Omololu, Cynthia Jaynes
Walker (2010)
When her unstable mother dies unexpectedly, sixteen-year-old Lucy must take control and find a way to keep the long-held secret of her mother's compulsive hoarding from being revealed to friends, neighbors, and especially the media.
Schools: 9
Omololu, Cynthia Jaynes
Walker & Co. (2011)
Haunted by her mother's compulsive hoarding behavior, Lucy eagerly awaits her graduation and a chance at a "normal" life. When she comes home to find an unexpected and sudden change, however, she wonders how far she will be able to go to keep her family's problems a secret.
Schools: 3
Omololu, Cynthia Jaynes
When her unstable mother dies unexpectedly, sixteen-year-old Lucy must take control and find a way to keep the long-held secret of her mother's compulsive hoarding from being revealed to friends, neighbors, and especially the media.
Schools: 6