Parents have a lingering impact on their teen children. If you act like Marlene, you end up like Marlene — messed up, lonely and broke. No wonder Samantha rejects her mother’s lifestyle. In The Trouble with Marlene, mother and daughter share one thing — thoughts of suicide. Marlene never stops talking about it, but for Samantha, it’s a private affair. There’s one other private thought for Samantha: putting a pillow over her mother’s face and bringing the madness to an end. How far is she prepared to take her fantasy?

• ISBN: 9781554512607
• Authors: Adderson, Caroline; Livingston, Billie
• Published: 2010 , Annick Press
• Themes: Fantasy, personal journey, Suicide, Trouble
• Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
• No. of pages: 160