Mary by Myself

Mary is off to summer camp. Her parents want her to have a "normal" summer. But nothing has felt normal since the sudden death of her baby sister. And at camp, things only become more complicated as Mary finds herself drawn to Laura, the camp outcast, a quiet loner steeped in secrets. Mary finds she'll do anything to be Laura's friend-even if that means hurting other people. But what if that means not being herself? Will she ever feel normal again? Jane Denitz Smith has written an absorbing & profound novel about the effects of loss upon a young girl, & those moments, large & small, that unalterably shift the course of her life.Denitz Smith, Jane is the author of 'Mary by Myself', published 1999 under ISBN 9780064405683 and ISBN 0064405680.