Jodie Toohey

Ami's world is falling apart. Her father left her mother for a younger woman. Her mother now has to put her plan for law school on hold and becomes very depressed. Then her favorite niece is hit by a car and killed. The story unfolds as she writes her class assigned pen pal, Nada. Nada is living in the war-torn Republic of Croatia. Nada’s letters express her fear, describe the death threats her parents receive, and the religious and ethnic persecution they face. Follow along as they deal with their problems.

The letters are the backbone of the book.… (meer)