Love and Other Four-Letter Words

When she and her mother move to an apartment in New York City after her parents decide on a trial separation, sixteen-year-old Sammie learns to deal with her mother's fragile mental state, her best friend's self-centeredness, several new friendships, andher own budding sexuality.When she and her mother move to New York City after her parents separate, sixteen-year-old Sammie copes with her mother's fragil mental state, her best friend's self-centeredness, new friendships, and her own budding sexuality.