This is one those dark disturbing young adult novels. The main character, Nan, is an awkward high school student with average grades, a mother who is out of touch and two good friends that like to party. The chapters alternate between "Today" and "Remembering" a clever way to write a book. Nan and her friends spend most of their time, drinking, doing drugs, riding the subway or walking the streets of New York. Nan does end up in rehab, ditches her friends, tries to reconnect with Mom and we are cheering for the new Nan to succeed. But then Nan wakes up on the subway train and can't remember the last 24 hours. It is pretty fast paced book and you can really feel her pain. The author does a good job with character development, and I think the author is in touch with the feelings of teens just wanting to belong. A tough read, but a decent story.
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