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234p. CIP. Holt. 2003. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8050-7337-X. LC 2002038893.
Gr 5-8--In the last six months, life has changed dramatically for Emily. On the way home from a swim meet, her father had an accident in which she was hurt and her older brother, Jon, was killed. Her physician mother withdraws from the family into her work and her author father retreats into his office with more empty liquor bottles than completed writings coming out. For her, Jon's spirit is still in the basement, where the siblings spent most of their time, and where she attempts to keep up with her ballet, which is painful because of her injuries. When her parents decide to sell the house, Emily fears she will lose her brother for a second ...