New York: Scholastic, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - Powerful novel by this Newbery medal winning author about a teenager and the day when she decides that her stepfather will never touch her again. "With the first sentence of this searingly honest novel, readers are plunged into the consciousness of a teenage girl who is fighting for her life. Tish's adversary isn't disease or physical injury; instead, it is the devastation of ongoing sexual abuse.. . This groundbreaking book - like its protagonist - is raw, courageous, and a winner. (School Library Journal) 177 pp. ISBN: 0-59046714X.