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edition:eBook
also available: Paperback
category: Young Adult Fiction
published: Oct 2004
ISBN:9781554695300
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Rules for Life

by Darlene Ryan

tagged: alternative family, drugs, alcohol, substance abuse, death & dying
Description

When her mother died two years earlier, Izzy thought the world would change in some identifiable way, but it didn't. It didn't even slow down.

Along with constantly watching her brother, Jason, to ensure he didn't repeat his involvement with drugs, Izzy has managed to get through school and the rest of her life using her mother's endless "rules" as guidance, even making up some of her own as she goes along.

When her father starts dating again and then decides to get married, Izzy is unprepared. She is convinced she will hate this intruder in her ordered life and is certain that their family is complete as it is. When her father's new girlfriend becomes pregnant, and her health is threatened, Izzy finds that there might just be room in her family for Anne. And while trying to save her brother and stay true to the "rules," Izzy realizes that family involves more than blood and that rules aren't always absolute. A touching, often funny, story of love and acceptance, Rules for Life is a reminder that while we can't choose the family we are born with, we can choose the people we take along for the ride.

About the Author

Darlene Ryan

A freelance writer, Darlene Ryan has worked for the CBC's Arts Report, CBC Stereo and CBC Mainstreet, as well as for several other radio stations. Born in the Maritimes, she currently lives in Fredericton with her husband and adopted child.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
12 to 18
Grade:
8 to 12
Reading age:
12 to 18
Awards
  • , Stellar Book Award
  • Commended, American Library Association (ALA) Best Books for Young Adults
  • Commended, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Teen’s Top Ten
  • Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice

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