false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172629800m/200566.jpg 935618 4 It's hard to be a 13-year-old girl. But it's even harder when your father's a drunk. It adds an extra layer to everything -- your family's reactions to things, the people you're willing to bring home, the way you see yourself and the world. For Samantha, it's something that's been going on for so long that she's almost used to it. Only, you never get used to it. Especially when it starts to get worse... 194046 1 9 2007 Lush total:621|5:211|4:217|3:147|2:39|1:7| 621 2449 977 149 200566 043985346X 9780439853460 43 12 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172629800m/200566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200566.Lush 5 1 false Mon Oct 01 05:26:15 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 13:43:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 3 1 false Tue Oct 14 11:00:22 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 16:17:01 -0700 2008 just once more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 4 1 false Sun Jan 25 16:59:50 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 17:00:41 -0800 2009 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 5 1 false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 17:28:38 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 18:03:29 -0800 2009
I picked this book because it caught my attention since I read the back cover. The fact that it was a fiction book was what first made me interested in it and what made pick this book to read. I kept reading this book till the end because this was a tough time for this girl and to t...more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 3 0 false Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 15 16:20:26 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 16:22:27 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 4 2 false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 16:50:43 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 16:56:27 -0700 2009 1 Well when her father starts to get worse and worse, finally hitting her little brother Luke with a bottle, and causing him to have to go to the hospital and get 24 stitches, Sa...more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 5 1 true Sun Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 10:52:51 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 16:45:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 4 0 true Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 13 11:56:47 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 11:59:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 5 0 false Mon Aug 03 09:06:53 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 09:11:27 -0700 2009
She has no one to talk to and p...more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 2 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 23 19:42:32 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 23 11:05:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 5 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 15:21:04 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 05:30:13 -0800 2008 Once When she deciedes to write a letter to a high school student she sees almost everydy in the library. In the...more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 4 0 false Sat Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 13:19:24 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 08:09:47 -0700 2008 Lush because this is a book that deals with complicated issues that don't even fully get resolved but it leaves you feel hopeful and somewhat optimistic. We hear the story through the eyes of Sam, an eighth grader with an alcoholic father. She's trying to deal with and understand her father...more...]]> 200566 043985346X 9780439853460 43 12 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172629800m/200566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200566.Lush 5 0 false Tue May 06 02:37:42 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 02:37:56 -0700 2008
Sam has a secret. Her dad is a swiller, a sot, a toper, a guzzler. Her dad is a lush. She has to navigate junior high, while at the same time keep things from falling apart at home. Watching her mother remain quiet while the family walks on egg...more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 3 0 false Sat May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 17:46:17 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 07:33:02 -0700 2008 Lush is a book about a girl named Samantha or as she prefers, Sam. Her father is an alcoholic and Sam just can't seem to handle it. She decides to leave a letter to someone asking for advice with her problem; in the end she is quite surprised with who her unknown pen-pal is.
I think Natasha Fr...more...]]> 200566 043985346X 9780439853460 43 12 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172629800m/200566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200566.Lush 4 0 false Mon Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 13:58:16 -0800 2007 Wed May 21 14:35:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 2 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 18:52:37 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 07 19:25:11 -0800 2007 more...]]> 200566 043985346X 9780439853460 43 12 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172629800m/200566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200566.Lush 4 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 19:26:52 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 19:26:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 4 0 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Sep 07 09:48:51 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 16 12:56:16 -0800 2007 more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 5 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 09:39:38 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 17:48:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 935618 0439853478 9780439853477 578 137 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179602707m/935618.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/935618.Lush 4 0 false Thu Jan 29 18:32:46 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 16 16:43:40 -0700 2009
The life lesson that this book illustrates is that things can be hard at t...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=200566