Karen D. Hirsch

Six months after her mother's death, in a car accident, Ellen finds her mother's diary written when she was 12 years old. Ellen and her father have a strong relationship, one in which Ellen's mother is discussed frequently and their relationships are maintained. The book details Ellen's friendship problems and those problems that come of being 11 years old. Ellen knows life would be easier with her mother there to talk to but she finds comfort in her memories and the diary.