You feel that Katy is angry with her mother, but it's not till the end of the book, when her mom reveals that they'll be moving to Madrid, that Katy is able to realize how upset she is with her mother, and talk about it. Castellucci realistically presents the feelings of a girl who loves her mother, but isn't quite able to let out those feelings.

Then, the dig changes from two and a half weeks to all summer, leaving Katy in LA. First, her mother sends her to LA instead of taking her to Peru. For so many years, they've been a team, but now, things are changing. Katy's relationship with her mother is all-encompassing. That's one of the things she loves about me. I've chosen to highlight a couple of them in this review. There are several different strands that make up this very wonderful tapesty of a teen novel. So should she just live up to her insulting nickname, or is there more to Katy? How will she find out? The daughter of her dad's bandmate names her Beige, and Katy knows it's not a compliment. She doesn't like the noise, the clutter, the passion, that she finds there. Why does she have to go and stay with her dad, the infamous drummer known as The Rat? Couldn't she just stay in Canada, where she's happy with her friends? Why did her mother not let her come with her to Peru? Her mom's off on an archeological dig, as part of her studies for her doctorate, and Katy has always gone with her in the past. Katy isn't happy about being packed off to Los Angeles to visit her dad. Spoiler-free review at A Chair, a Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy.

Book a fall of marigolds