Still a work in progress

Eighth-grader Noah deals with friend troubles, school troubles, and girl troubles. None of these compare, however, to the Thing We Don't Talk About, his older sister's eating disorder. The family dealt with it one time, and now, if they just don't talk about, maybe it will go away.

Noah is a clever, cheerful fellow and I loved watching him deal with his friends and school and potential girlfriends in a clever and cheerful way. The story sobers up when his family finally realizes that his sister is covering up the recurrence of her problems, and begins to take action to help her. You couldn't find a group of adolescents more endearing, and the love of the family for each other throughout their trials is heartening.