Jane in Bloom/Deborah Lytton/182 pages

Jane is ready to celebrate her twelfth birthday by finally getting her ears pierced. Her plans are ruined by her sister's trip to the emergency room because of an eating disorder, which eventually becomes fatal. The story reveals how Jane and her parents handle her sister's death. Jane begins to understand that "life takes you forward, even when you don't want to go. You can stay in your pajamas, hide in your bedroom, and cry until you have no more tears. But still, life will push you onward".