Itch

Can it really be that I'm the first to review this? A book about child abuse/objectification of children with believable characters and understandable, if icky, motives. The characters do what they have to do, so when the grandma moves to help, it's in an ill-thought out way that nonetheless is plausible for that person. Only the dad character was a little thin, but still worked. There were certain dialogues I found unlikely--that were then revealed to be exactly right in the next few pages. Oh, it's not all sorrow and tension. The author writes about girls being girls and a believable school/afterschool life. Her voice gives even mundane situations meaning. I believe the author truly cares about kids in abusive situations and understands them well, and that this book may give certain people the strength to give appropriate help.