I absolutely loved this book. Friends who are closer than family taking their lives day by day, and taking it on as it comes. They meet many struggles but always manage to get their way out of it together. It was a book about character and friendship, two of the most important things in life. This book is more than just a good book, it was completely phenominal!!! I read it to my kid sister for a lesson on what it was really like to have a hard life. (She complains that she has the worst life ever and she has it soooo hard.)If you ever get the chance read this book. Not just becuse it is a wonderful piece of literature, but because it is an enjoyable life lesson that will stay with you forever.