Waiting for Normal

from oapostrophe

A more positive and optimistic heroine I can't recall. Addie lives with her mom in a trailer on a bleak corner practically under a train bridge. Her ex-step-dad set them up there. He's a good guy but off doing a construction job. He has custody of Addie's two young step-sisters as the mom has a t...

from ewyatt

Addie is remarkably resilient in the face of an up and down mother who frequently doesn't come home. She longs for a normal life and a family on which she can rely. Rich characterization, short chapters, and interesting subplots help drive this touching story. Although reading novels with such ba...

from GirlwiththeBraids

(Suggested) Addie has taken many twists and turns in her lifetime. Her mother and stepfather divorced a few years ago and now she is living in a trailer with her mother. Her stepfather, Dwight, lives hours away with her two sisters and his new girlfriend. Addie makes friends, lands a part in the ...

from librariankristin

Twelve-year-old Addie's world disintegrates when her mother and step-father divorce. Addie and her mother move into a trailer in Schenectady, NY. Addie faces her mother's erratic and negligent behavior with optimism, hoping that one day her life will be more "normal."

from knitwit2

While dealing with very sad facts of life, this book manages to be funny and inspiring and even hopeful. Addie/Cookie is a character that I will remember for a long tme, her strength of character was nothing short of amazing. There are many life lessons in this short book. I recommend this book t...