This novel and accompanying workbook tell the story of a young girl who had an awakening that made her realize that dropping out of school was wrong. It tells her story of achieving her dream, realized through sacrifice and determination, of graduating high school and attending college. The accompanying workbook presents vocabulary exercises, questions about main ideas, questions that contrast events in the novel, questions that address distinguishing fact from opinion, activities to develop skills in reading, and writing assignments for each chapter in the novel. (RS)