In this book, Cammie McGovern writes about two people, two funny, strange, and lonely people.

    When Amy decides to hire* student aides* to help her in her senior year at Coral Hills High School, these two teens run into each other’s lives. As they begin to spend time with each other, what started as a blossoming friendship finally grows into something beautiful that neither expected*.

    In many ways, Matthew’s obsessive-compulsive disorder* troubles him much more than Amy’s cerebral palsy* limits her. While that kind of thinking (the girl with the physical disability is actually the less disabled) may surprise readers, the book isn’t really about rescuing* anyone. It is about setting aside fears, limitations* and appearances, and taking a chance at opening up* to another human being.

    The book is wonderful proof of the idea that we are more than the sum of our outside parts and we are more than our limitations. That sounds like an obvious thing to know, yet most people go through their day thinking that they know people based on what they see, not based on real interaction*.

    This book will not only change the way you might see a person with a physical disability, it also reminds you that we all struggle* in one way or another. Amy and Matthew are a unique* duo, sure, but are also not very unlike any other teens. They feel lonely, have insecurities, wonder about the future, want more from their parents, and want less from their parents.

    Young readers may laugh out loud, wince* and even get a little teary while reading it. (SD-Agencies)