Twelve-year-old Corey O'Dell is struggling with a family secret: Her Dad drinks too much & has trouble holding a job. Still, she loves her father & tries to help him in the best way she knows how. When Mr. O'Dell's alcohol abuse takes a turn for the worse, Corey & her mother discover a way to help that they never dreamed of. "Carbone believably weaves into her story several elements of this problem."--Publishers Weekly, October 12, 1992. "A realistic & sensitive portrayal of family dynamics in an alcoholic's home."--School Library Journal.