Run, Zan, Run

Catherine MacPhail's powerful story not only deals with bullying but raises our awareness of the varied and heart-rending reasons for people finding themselves living on the street. Zan (we never know her real name, we don't need to) is an expert at hiding from the law, the truth and even those who want to help her. She has more street skills than Katie and her dad put together, yet there are still some friendships she's prepared to form and some feelings she allows herself to feel. The way Katie handles her now image is crisply defined. It had my class all wondering if there really were two girls or one.