wellington299 's review for:

When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
4.0

Zelda suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome.   The mom passed away leaving Zelda and her brother (after a detour to their Uncle Richard)'s house to fend for themselves.   With the help of Dr. Laird, a community center, and a great friend named AK47 ... they do OK.  

You really see the world through Zelda's eyes.   She is obsessed with Viking culture, and innocent?  She hangs out with  some rough people who use a lot of adult language and she incorporates these phrases into her vocabulary.
Zelda and Gert live in a pretty rough world.  And this book does get pretty graphic. 

And touching.