Homecoming By Julie Halpern

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Coming home after a while can be odd, Anna Bloom knows this first hand. After an extensive trip to a mental hospital Anna has to return to a normal life. She has to readjust to the ways of “normal” life. She returns to school which comes along with average teenage problems and some more, after her “trip”. Julie Halpern’s book, have a nice day, shares the story and many conflicts faced by Anna Bloom, a now ex-mental patient. One major conflict Anna must face is when she is asked to Homecoming by two boys. Earlier in the story she agrees to attending homecoming with a friend, Tucker. However, as we progress she gets another invitation from a boy named Miles in her therapy group. He hesitates nervously, already assuming she has a date before

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