My Ruined Life

One bad decision is made and now Nina, an 8th grade girl and her brother, JC, who is in 6th grade need to cope with all the questions in their minds and anger in their hearts. On top of all that, illness occurs while dealing with all the other conflicts in their lives. They look at their situations differently, even though they live in the same house with the same family members. How can they deal with all of this so differently?
Will the situations that occur change them? If so, will they be better people or hold grudges permanently? Will their family be supportive of each other or fall apart?
Read one of their stories or both within the same book. Connect with the characters and the coping strategies they use to deal with their family, school life and friendships. How would you have dealt with all the issues they had in such a short period of time?
The stories are written in parallel format so if two people choose to read each story simultaneously, the chapters and scenarios align for cohesive conversations as the story unfolds.