The Rules of Survival

The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin  260 pp.

This was book three for my Oprah Grant/Alternative School book club. The book is written from the point of view of Matthew writing about the events surrounding the abuse and neglect he and his two sisters suffered at the hands of their substance abusing, mentally ill mother. He writes with the intention that the youngest sister will know what happened even though much happened when she was too young to remember it. This book is a page turner and one of the better ones I've read while doing this grant program.  Too bad none of the kids finished it before our discussion.