Sarah Byrnes and Eric Calhoune have been very close friends since grade school since they both were very unpopular in school. Sarah was unpleasant to look at because of so called “hot water burns and scars”, and Eric being “overweight”. Even though everyone knows the story of Sarah being burned from her tipping a pot with scorching hot water over her face, no one not even Eric her closest friend knows the real truth, until one day Sarah stops talking and is taken to a hospital. Eric never once gives up on Sarah and is determined to find out why Sarah has stopped communicating with everyone including him all of a sudden. Eric goes to the extreme to figure out the mystery of the silent Sarah Byrnes and almost getting killed by Mr. Virgil Byrnes. With the help of their friend and their teacher, Sarah is safe from her treacherous father, finds out that her mother will not save her, and is adopted by a loving family. I would definitely recommend this book to any student in seventh grade and above. I would also envision middle school teachers using this book to expose the difficult situations that students go through and how they can grow and accept these struggles and move forward. Like Michael Cart states, "Life is hard. Life is especially hard for teens. Books can make it easier. They can make it easier by showing kids that they are not alone".
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