The book that I'm reading is "If Only" by Carole Geithner. The book is about a girl named Corinna who's mom just died the summer before 8th grade. Corinna and her dad have been going through a lot since her death, and it's getting harder and harder each day. She's dealing with a lot of pain, and it doesn't help that she has no one to go through it with. Corinna's best friend Joci, doesn't understand what she's going through, and doesn't know how to help Corinna. That's until she meets a girl named Clare. Clare knows exactly how Corinna feels, because she went through the same thing loosing her dad. Both girls are trying to get through the tough times together, hoping that they'll learn to deal with the pain. Luckily, the school social worker started a support group for all the kids at school who've been dealing with loosing someone close to them. The support group has somewhat helped Corinna and Clare, try to move on. It's getting harder for Corinna to deal throughout 8th grade without her mom. That all changes when Corinna finds some journals that give her memories about her mom, before she died. She starts reading through her mom's old journals, hoping to find something that brings her closer to her.
I think that when Corinna finds out more about what happened when her mom was sick, she'll get more better. She won't always be sad, and she'll try to move on and make the best of it. Hopefully when she finds more about her mom and what she went through, Corinna will be able to be more open with her dad. It's been hard for her to talk about everything that went on with her dad, because he isn't ready to talk about it himself. There is one person who Corinna's the most comfortable talking about her mom and that's her social worker. Even though Corinna doesn't like talking about what she's dealing with, with anyone but Clare, Corinna needs to get some professional help. With some help, Corinna could try to move on faster.
