Blister

Resilience. Alyssa Reed¹s grandma ³Daisy G² has it. Alyssa¹s Mom clearly doesn¹t. But what about skinny redheaded Alyssa? Before the year in which this story takes place she hadn¹t ever even considered the question. Life just seemed fine. She didn¹t really notice the distance between her parents, or that her mom could be down a lot. And even if there was a strain between her mom and dad, everything was going to be great when the new baby, Lila Rose, arrived. But Lila Rosa doesn¹t survive, and neither does Alyssa¹s parents¹ marriage.