This is the story of a young girl that feels that she has to gather evidence so her mother can get soul custody of her and her 4 year old sister. She figures she has to go this, so that her mother wil feel better, and stop getting migraines, and stop yelling at her. She writes down everything wrong her father does, but none of the things wrong that her mother does, because, she only wants to help her mother win.

Justine knows that she is stretching the truth, but thinks it is the only thing she can do.

The author based this story on a lot of family cases that her sister had seen go through the family courts, and writes it from Justine's point of view.

Tear jerking at times. Good story, though.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

Polak has written an important narrative from the perspective of a 12 year old girl dealing with the effects of a difficult divorce between her parents. Where I’m used to the idea of a difficult and contentious divorce from the perspective of an adult, it was heart wrenching to read of Justine’s struggle with feelings of wanting to protect her mother, yet still needing to be a child with her own feelings and opinions. Parental Alienation Syndrome is something children and adults should be aware of. Adults in charge of children could definitely benefit from reading this important novel. Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I am grateful to have had the chance to read and learn.