Daisy's brother Steven is severely autistic. Most of her life she's had to help take care of him. Her family's entire routine is centered around Steven and what he enjoys/tolerates. Now that he is thirteen, though, they wonder if home is the best place for him. And there is a lot of guilt around the idea that sending him away might be the best thing for them.
My general opinion of verse novels is that there needs to be a very clear reason why they are, in fact, verse novels. You can't just toss in some short lines and call it poetic. This book has a real sense of careful word choice giving it a contemplative feel.
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