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Reader reviewed by Lauren

Far From You is a poetry book by Lisa Schroeder. The poems follow Alice as she copes through her life. Her mother died from cancer, leaving her heartbroken, and then her father got married. Alice doesn't feel like she belongs anymore, and is constantly trying to lose herself to a life with her best friend and her boyfriend. When her step-mom gets has a baby, she doesn't want to be related to her new stepsister, but also feels like she doesn't get any attention from her family anymore.

Everything changes when she takes a road trip home and she, her stepmother, and her new baby sister get stuck in the car in the middle of a snowstorm. Forced to work together with one of the people she just can't stand, Alice tries to survive with little food for all three of them. The question is, will Alice learn to accept her new life in the days trapped in the car?

Anyone who enjoys poetry books (like Ellen Hopkins) would enjoy Far From You. It's the perfect tale of acceptance, and living life even when depression strikes.