This book made me very sad.

It is an almost too brief treatment of the need some kids have to hurt themselves for release. We wish they all would get 'caught' by the school nurse and sent for help. We wish they all had an easily identifiable reason for hurting themselves. We wish it all could be solved by one evening over doughnuts with Dad.

This is an important attempt to deal with the subject. It is very readable as a novel. Highly unrealistic as a way of understanding why kids cut.

I am not sure how many stars to give it. I do think that teens and younger kids (maybe 12 and up) who enjoy realistic fiction and 'problem' stories would get something from reading this book. I'll revisit late when it has had time to marinate in my brain.