Seventeen-year-old Emily's world crumbles when her boyfriend dumps her and when she thinks her life can't possibly get any worse, a series of secrets are revealed that threaten to tear her beloved family apart. Emily feels like she has no one to turn to, until an unexpected friendship blossoms with a troubled classmate named Leo. Sometimes despondent but always supportive, Leo is Emily's rock in an ocean of confusion and disbelief.
Leo's life isn't easy either, and he struggles to be both mother and father to his little sister while his mom battles her alcohol addiction. The two friends lean on each other, and in the end discover the inner strength to face whatever life throws at them.
With incredible insight into the teenage psyche and speckled with pitch-perfect humour, author Sylvia Gunnery has created a heart-warming coming of age story that is sure to connect with young adult readers.
- ISBN10 0986949582
- ISBN13 9780986949586
- Publish Date 27 September 2012
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Pajama Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 224
- Language English
- URL http://pajamapress.ca/book/emily_for_real/