Cuts Like a Knife

Authors: Ryan, Darlene
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 9781459801226,
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 50,
Synopsis: Daniel’s Crazy about Mac. She’s smart, funny, loyal and fiercely independent. The only problem is, when life gets too hard for Mac, she runs away. But she always comes back. Except now Mac’s grandmother is dead, their house is about to be torn down, and she’s been humiliated in front of the entire school. When Daniel finds out Mac has been saying goodbye to her friends, she realizes she’s planning on leaving for good. But can he find Mac before he loses her forever?
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