Walnut Creek, CA: Komenar, (2008) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in California's Salinas Valley in 1975, where 17 year old Sheila finds her world changing at an overwhelming pace. SIGNED by the author and dated in the year of publication. 286 pp. ISBN: 9780981727103.

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.