It was difficult to read about the hardships she had to endure because of others' ignorance, selfishness and greed. I admire her pluckiness and resolve at such a young age and am glad she shared her story in hopes that it will comfort and inspire others.

I was looking forward to a treatise about the private school life in Seattle and an interesting mystery when one of the Moms decides to go AWOL - as most Moms have fantasized once or twice on a difficult parenting day. But I didn't enjoy any of the sycophant characters or their silly experiences (running over someone's foot with the car? Really?) When they got to Antarctica I really stopped caring and started skimming pages until Bernadette was found and then had a good cry...when I thought of all the time I'd wasted reading this book!