In Calli, prize-winning author Jessica Lee Anderson explores the
perils of adolescence with the humor and compassion of a writer who
knows growing up doesn't always come with easy answers.
Calli has almost everything she could want in life--two loving moms, a
good-looking boyfriend, and a best friend who has always been there for
her. As an only child, Calli is excited when her parents announce that
they want to foster a girl her own age, but Cherish, her foster sister,
is not at all what she expected. Cherish lies, steals, kisses Calli's
boyfriend, and seems to get away with just about everything. Determined
to get even, Calli takes matters into her own hands, but her plan for
revenge goes horribly awry. Isolated from her friends and family, she
looks for ways to undo the damage she's caused.
Funny, moving, and emotionally rich, Calli is a portrait of an
endearing young woman caught between adolescence and adulthood, striving
to do the right thing even when all of her options seem wrong.