It's the best summer of Dani's life, until the bottom falls out. Dani's mother is getting married - again - because that's what she does, and while she and her new husband jet around Europe for six weeks, seventeen-year-old Dani is sent to stay with an uncle she didn't know she had in a small community in Cariboo country she didn't know existed. It promises to be the summer from hell. But Dani's uncle turns out to be an okay guy. In fact, Dani really likes him. And she finds romance, too. Suddenly, a summer that had doom written all over it turns into one of the best times of Dani's life. Until the bottom falls out. In a story about relationships and about how bad things happen to good people, Dani discovers that sometimes the only villain is life itself.
"Told with a teen's characteristically exaggerated narrative, the story - while certainly not happy ever after - offers much to smile over. Truths I Learned from Sam will also be a good introduction to this Canadian author's worthy list of more than 20 titles for young people."
Saskatoon Star Phoenix
"Readers will be impressed and engaged by Dani's resourcefulness and entrepreneurial spirit. She brings people together and creates opportunities for the community of Farrow, actions which, in turn, help take the edge of her grief."
Canadian Materials magazine
"Truths I Learned From Sam is a fine coming of age tale, not to be missed."
