Aimee - Hardcover

Miller, Mary Beth

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525468943 ISBN 13: 9780525468943

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, 2002

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Zoe and her family move to a new town after she is acquitted of helping her friend Aimee commit suicide where she must overcome the loneliness, guilt, and anger in her new life in order to save herself from the same fate.

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About the Author:

This is Mary Beth Miller's first novel.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 9 & Up--Zoe is one angry 17-year-old. Having recently been acquitted of assisting her best friend's suicide, she is seeing a court-appointed psychiatrist who has suggested she write the journal that forms this book. The entries slip backward and forward in time and Zoe has complaints about 99 percent of her life. She feels that no adults have ever paid sufficient attention to her wants and needs and that when they DO pay attention they are controlling and stifling and stupid. Given that her family has moved to another town and she is forbidden to communicate with her hometown friends, Zoe has good reason to feel hung out to dry. And given that her parents seem to be hoping that she will get over Aimee's death and the trial and be a happy high school senior, it's no wonder that she's severely depressed. Bit by bit, the story of her old group-their risky behavior (including drinking and sex) and frequent challenges to authority-emerges from Zoe's writing. The lack of genuine communication between the younger and older generations provides the tragic climate for Aimee's suicide and hinders Zoe's ability to recover. Her voice is not always consistent but her unhappiness and her grittiness are difficult to dismiss. There are a lot of issues here that bear addressing, and Miller handles them in a way that teens will easily grasp. By the end, Zoe has even managed to gain some perspective and has decided to get on with her life.
Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Public Library, NY
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