Fans of the Impossible Life

This is the story of 3 broken teenagers. Jeremy, who is just going back to school after an extreme incidence of bullying. Mira, who is just going back to school after a suicide attempt and Sebby, who is not going back to school because he has more problems than one kid should have to experience. Their roads converge and a friendship is born. But it is not the healthiest of friendships. Sebby and Jeremy become involved, Mira is trying to not crawl into bed and stay there and school is not really a safe place for any of their fragile psyches. Jeremy's story is told in first person, Mira's in third and for the first time in a YA book that I have read, Sebby's is told in 2nd person. This book tackles so many issues: chronick fatigue, depression, homosexuality, drug and alcohol abuse, foster care, mixed families, bullying etc. However, underneath it all, it shows that friends can save you when you need it most and that families don't have to look stereotypical to be functional. This book is for a mature reader but I highly recommend it- couldn't put it down ( thanks Joie and Brooklyn for insisting I read it- wish you were still in my class to discuss it with me!) The friends face the impossible social situations that arrive in society (and high school) together and are there for each other when no one else is with understanding and compassion and most importantly- love. I loved reading this book, although I did it with my eyes half closed for fear of what might happen to these interesting characters. I hope you all dream of the impossible life and happy reading my friends!