There was some books that a 5-star is not enough to convey how amazing they are. This is one of the books. I wish I can give it six stars, ten stars....because this book is up there on a caliber by itself.

For me, what makes this book amazing is how real the story was told. This story is an emotional one and actually Wendelin van DRaanen can easily exploit the story to make us, the reader, sob and cry and feel sorry for the character. But, she didn't do it.
She told the story as it is, nothing less and nothing more. It was told as it would happen in reality. ( I keep on thinking that this book is more like biography than a fiction because I can imagine a Jessica out there existing)

What happen to Jessica can happen to any of us. It's just a matter of bad luck. Through this book we took a journey with her through her despair, anger, humiliation, hope, perseverance, and dream.

Another thing that I like is how Jessica reach the end of the book with the helps of many people. Without her family, Fiona, ROsa, coach Kyro,the team, and all other people, she definitely can't do it. It's a group effort. I get the sense that all of these people helped because they really care and definitely not because of pity. It's a triumph of human kindness.