Waiting for Normal

by Leslie Connor
Carver County Library, audioCDs, 6.75 hours
read by Angela Rogers

At first, the reader's voice kind of bugged me. She sounded too young, somehow. But by the end of the story, I was crying my eyes out. Addie is the daughter of a very dysfunctional woman. I think the hardest part for me was knowing that kids like Addie exist everywhere - even at my school. Inattentive parents, a lack of guidance and support, challenging situations . . . this was a powerful story.