Life As I Knew It by Randi Hacker

This was an incredibly powerful book for me. Angelina Rossini is 16, lives in a small town in Vermont, and has had a pretty normal life. Then her father, the center of her world, has a stroke, and everything changes. The story is at once funny, sad, and tender, as Angelina comes to terms with the changes in her life and her family. One particularly moving scene has Angelina, much to her embarrassment, helping her newly wheelchair-bound father use the restroom and beginning to come to terms with his disability. I loved this book, even though it was sad to see a character I liked hurting so much.

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