Lindy Lieban- "Unanswered Lives"

I love this picture. I envy her hair.

I love my family. There are so many people in it and everyone has an interesting talent that I can brag about. One of them is my Aunt Lindy. She paints beautiful paintings and writes funny articles for her newspaper. She has a cute little dog who I want to steal, but Moo Moo wouldn't appreciate that. She has esp and is glaring at me now for even thinking about it. One of the coolest things about my aunt is that she had the courage to write a book. I have an idea for a story, but I am too chicken to actually be serious about it and write it out.

In Unanswered Lives, a family becomes victim of a violent hate crime and tries to work out their past mistakes and future lives in the aftermath. The thing I love about this book is the fact that the characters have flaws that no right person would ever be able to forgive, but at the same time you love them for wanting to change and be better people. This was one of the best books I have read and it was challenging to put down. Yet again I found myself sacrificing functionality for the day just so I could read about this flawed family.

This book is also really rough and accurately portrays people who have to live their lives with hate and prejudice being targeted at them. It's a good book, but definitely not a light hearted read. It's one where you take something away from the story and it makes you stop and think about how you treat others. I am proud of my aunt for writing such a powerful book that I will brag about for years and years.