Salamanca Tree Hiddle does not understand why her mother left her and her dad, only that something has happened and she isn't coming back and now her father has moved them away from the farm and the only life she has ever known and that she loves to the suburbs where her entire life has been turned upside down. The first person her dad introduces her to is Mrs. Cadaver who Sal finds strange and does not understand why her dad wants to spend so much time with her. Then she meets Phoebe who lives on her block and is in her classes at the new school. Phoebe's family seems like the perfect middle class family...until her mom disappears one day. It brings everything Sal has gone through flooding back. Now she is on a roadtrip with her grandparents, following the path her mother took to Idaho and with so many miles ahead of them, she starts telling them Phoebe's story not realizing that she is telling her own story at the same time.
A poignant story about a girl trying to come to term's with the loss of her mother and upheaval of her entire life. There is love and loss, friendship and family, basically life. One of my older kids had read it years ago so it was hanging around and I've been trying to read new authors so figured I'd give it a try. It was ok. The plot and writing were simple and straightforward with no major surprises.
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