SIGNED BY MARGARET BUFFIE on ffep; Clean, tight, unmarked; bump with creasing to upper back inside corner; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; minimal wear; For 16-year-old Bernice, Black Spruce Lodge is a lucky break. No more roach-infested apartments or bullies in the hallways. No more avoiding the landlord or sneaking away in the middle of the night because the rent is overdue. But some things will probably never change. Bernie will still have to take care of her younger siblings. Her mother will keep disappearing on drinking binges and find yet another creep of a boyfriend. And Bernie's anger towards her mother will continue to grow. Could Black Spruce Lodge be the family's last change to get their lives in focus? Very Good Paperback Kids Can Press 2006 Toronto, ON
