Fourteen-year-old Jimmie (Janine~

Gavin is caught up in a transitional

whirlwind of changes, hurtling toward

adulthood at a pace she cannot control,

Wrapped up in her own personal prob-

lems and fears, she does not see the

growing strains in her parents rela.

tionship. And she is completely unpre-

pared for the breakdown of their mar-

riage. The divorce changes Jimmie s

family life and her feelings about her

parents, and force her to reevaluate

and try to understand the difficulties

that each member of her faintly has

to face.

Jimmie is fortunate in having friends.

And as her own sense of security is

shaken, she looks at the family rela.

tionships of the girls she knows, trying

to understand how others cope with

their problems. For each of the fam-

ilies, in its own way, has its conflicts

of personalities and values.

In an extremely moving novel, Mary

Stolz tells the story of a young girl with

honesty, humor and compassion.