Ruben Olivier Olivier itibaren 9911 Oosterwijtwerd, Hollanda itibaren 9911 Oosterwijtwerd, Hollanda

This is the wonderful coming of age story of Katie who lives on a Texas army base with her cruel, unattentive and often violent father and her older sister Diane. Katie is a quiet observer of people and makes rather percise conclusions about others. Katie is waiting to grow up and must find ways to avoid her cruel father. Katie often speaks to her dead mother and hides under her bed. Elizabeth Berg's sorrowful portrayal of Katie's ability to deal with her life is handled with sensitivity. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. From the back cover: "On the hot Texas army base she calls home, Katie spends the lazy days of her summer waiting; waiting to grow up; waiting for Dickie Mack to fall in love with her; waiting for her breasts to blossom; waiting for the beatings to stop. Since their mother died, Katie and her older sister, Diane, have struggled to understand their increasingly distant, often violent father. While Diane escapes into the arms of her boyfriend, Katie hides in her room or escapes to her best friend's house until Katie's admiration for her strong willed sister leads her on an adventure that transforms her life".