This story is about a girl struggling to get on with life after her father and sister are killed in a car accident and her mother, who is totally depressed, abandoned her at home.
Did you guess? It's a Mark Twain book.
It is well written and really hits a lot of points about depression, grief, and how difficult it is to move on. Life doesn't always turn out the way people wish, but Aubrey learns to cope. A little too easy is a ready-made best friend living next door to grandma who is generally amazingly understanding. Other than that, the story moves along with just enough detail and scenes and doesn't get preachy.
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