Don't Look and it Won't Hurt

Carol Patterson is a girl in the middle: int the middle of her sisters, in the middle of her teens, in the middle of all the problems of her family. Carol briefly finds happiness in love but family problems intervene when her older sister Ellen becomes pregnant and is sent to a home for unwed mothers in Chicago. Torn with worry about her sister and beset by her own problems, Carol takes to the Road the huge highway that leads to the World Outside. What she finds there is a surprise to Carol and helps her take a crucial step toward maturity. Young Adult - 158 pages.