Every parent said she’d abandoned the other little girl, who ended up almost dying (spoiler: both girls live) after something smashed her on the head. Rose didn’t - she got Amanda almost all of the way out the building - but then turned around and ninjaed her way through a burning building to save her daughter. attacks Rose for abandoning Amanda, Melly’s bully. I’m jumping around here, but one thing really upset me about the first half of this novel. And at that point, the book because exceptionally stupid. But about halfway through, it suddenly because a book about some far-fetched murder plot about why there was an explosion in the cafeteria to begin with. And for a little while that’s what this book is about. I mean, my sister is in 3rd grade, and if I was in her cafeteria when there was an explosion and I had to pick between helping her and another child who was closer… well, it’s hands down not even a choice. It was all Jodi Picoult-ish, and I was totally stoked on that. That’s what it’s about for about 50% of the time, and that was the part I liked the best. When a terrible accident happens in the school cafeteria, forcing Rose to make a horrible decision between her daughter and her daughter’s bully, chaos happens.Įxcept that’s not really what this book is about. Rose’s 3rd grade daughter, Melly, has a birthmark on her face that puts her at the mercy and taunts of her classmates. Save Me by Lisa Scottoline had a super intriguing plot summary on the book jacket.

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