This book had me laughing, crying, and rooting for the two main characters in the end. I hated the way Rebecca's family treated her, especially her father. Talk about being a cold and callus SOB, that describes him in spades. What's really disturbing, is that I know a few parents just like him. How anyone could treat their child like that is beyond me. It's true that Rebecca had done some really off the wall things in the past, but if someone tells you that you're no good, or that you're a total screw up....you tend to start believing it. Besides...A child who acts out is usually only trying to get attention the only way they know how, and it's true in this case too.