A review by ghumpherys
Far from You by Lisa Schroeder

5.0

This was probably more like 4.5 stars, but I'm bumping it up to 5 because the poetry was so beautiful. I read this book (a book in free verse) in one sitting this afternoon. Just like Schroeder's other book I recently read ("Chasing Brooklyn"), her poetry tells a very moving story simply and beautifully. In this story, a girl still dealing with the loss of her mother to cancer gets trapped with her stepmother and newborn half-sister in a snowstorm. The only reason I would give it 4.5 stars was because of some mild language and sexual innuendo with her boyfriend.