A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Linda Urban

This was a delightful book. A very quick and easy read meant for young adult readers, the story is about an 11 year old girl who wants nothing more than to recieve and play the piano. What she gets is an organ. Set up diary style, the story is like a girl telling her best friend what's going on in her life. In the short time span, this little girl with a work-a-holic mother and agoraphobic father, learns to find herself with the help of her less that ideal family and an unexpected friend. Even I, at age thirty, could remember back to middle and high school. The author does an outstanding job of conveying, easily I might add, all the highs and lows of those pre-pubescent years. I would recommend this book to teens who need a little perspective and to adults who need a little reminder.