No and Me by Delphine De Vigan

Lou doesn’t fit in, her family is broken but she finds an unlikely friendship in a Paris train station.

Lou has a dead sister, and a mother who has completely checked out.  She’s so smart she’s been bumped up 2 years but is a complete loner. Worst of all she has to give a presentation to her 16-year-old classmates and hates public speaking.

She meets No, an 18-year-old homeless girl at the train station who becomes her friend, her confidant and her escape from loneliness. The friendship thing isn’t easy though, especially not when family becomes involved and No’s drinking problem surfaces.

It’s young adult book about homelessness, #loneliness #grief, #depression and a a little about #addiction. It’s for you if you’ve ever thought of running away from home or you’re struggling to understand someone else’s grief.

"Sometimes it seems as though something's lacking inside me, like there's a crossed wire, a part that's not working, a manufacturing error. Not, as you might think, something extra, but something missing."

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