Calli is having trouble getting along with Cherish, the foster child her moms have welcomed into the family home. When an argument between the girls escalates into a physical altercation, Cherish is taken to a juvenile center. Calli feels guilty and wonders if it's too late to clear the air. Though her introspection weighs down the plot, Calli's redemption is rewarding (if not suprising).

Gr 7-10 Calli has been the only child of lesbian parents for a long time, so when they take in a foster child, she begins to feel ignored by her two moms. Then she witnesses her foster sister, Cherish, kissing her boyfriend in the school hallway, and that's the start of a meltdown for the 15-year-old. She's tired of being a mousy wallflower and decides to get even with Cherish, which has consequences that spiral out of her control. A sickly mother with lupus and a best friend who doesn't offer Calli the support she wants don't help her case. And what was her boyfriend thinking anyway? There's a lot happening in this short novel. So much so that what could be intriguing plotlines-such as exploring the life of a teenager living with two moms and the fostering experience from the biological child's perspective-are glossed over in short chapters that leave little time for the characters to develop. Calli's life is complicated for sure, maybe a little too complicated to make this story cohesive. Shawna Sherman, Hayward Public Library, CA