Gently, deliberately paced. Lunas first-person tale provides a fresh look at mental disabilities and the additional burden of negative attitudes. . . A quiet coming-of-age tale with heart . . . - Kirkus
Delivers a positive message about standing up for those who cannot advocate for
themselves. - Booklist
What does it mean to lay down your life?
Luna has learned a lot in her thirteen yearshow to skin a rabbit, how to gut a fish, where to pick the perfect wildflowersbut its not enough. When her best friend, Mason, dies, Luna leaves her large family and moves in with Masons mentally disabled mother, Ruby Day. Caring for her takes a bit more leaning and a lot more patience, but eventually they come to a backwards parenting relationship, working out the glitches and growing closer day by day, as they help one another grieve for Mason. Until the arrival of a conniving aunt who wants Ruby locked away in a mental institution. How can a thirteen-year-old girl stand up to Ruby Days aunt? What would Mason want her to do? And why is saying good-bye so difficult?
