Out of Focus Author:Margaret Buffie For sixteen-year-old Bernice Dodd, Black Spruce Lodge is a lucky break. No more roach-infested apartments or bullies in the hallways. No more avoiding the landlord or sneaking away in the middle of the night because the rent is overdue. But some things will probably never change. Bernie will still have to take care of her younger siblings. Her m... more »other will keep disappearing on drinking binges and find yet another creep of a boyfriend. And Bernie's anger toward her mother will continue to grow. Could Black Spruce Lodge be the family's last chance to get their lives in focus? Will Bernie find some perspective - on her emotions, on Jack, the boy next door, and on Tony, the good-looking novelist across the lake? One thing is very clear, though: rage doesn't let go without a fight ...« less