Quote from: Love Topic

Unlike my mother, my father does not cry quietly. His wails roll out like a wave of pain, and I scramble to roll up my window. My mother cannot hear that. I cannot bear to hear it myself. I am not used to my father's crying. I've had no time to harden my heart against him.


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Author Bio


  • NameMargaret Peterson Haddix
  • DescriptionAmerican author
  • BornApril 9, 1964
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist