Speak James McBride and the hurts we must

and the hurts we must leave behind to move forward

and the European Union―is intensifying

As Mia and Cricket grow up

she will become a writer who will go on to change the world as we know it

Speak James McBride and the hurts we mustFreshman year at Merryweather High is not going well for Melinda Sordino. She busted an end of summer party by calling the cops, and now her friendsand even strangersall hate her. So she stops trying, stops talking. She retreats into her head, and all the lies and hypocrisies of high school become magnified, leaving her with no desire to talk to anyone anyway. But its not so comfortable in her head, eithertheres something banging around in there that