Eight months after a motorcycle accident leaves her paralyzed, Megan is convinced that she is incapable of enjoying another summer at the lake. "Yet as the story unfolds, she finds the vacation not only bearable but also therapeutic. . . . The depiction of Megan"s world--the frustrating struggles with once routine activities, the haunting awareness of the situation"s permanence--is vivid and moving. . . . A sensitive and gritty story".--"School Library Journal".