She couldn't speak like other kids. But she saw stars where no one else looked. 11-year-old Marcellina lives in a world of colors, stars, and silence. Autistic, imaginative, and full of wonder, she clings to her stuffed dog, Flip, and her brother Caleb-the only person who's ever truly understood her. But when a devastating diagnosis shatters their fragile world, Caleb must step far beyond the role of a big brother and become her anchor, caretaker, and voice.

My cousin always referred to us as the bad jokes, as in...a blonde, a brunette and a redhead walk into a bar. I'm the redhead, and this is my story. When I was 18, a psychic told me to wait for the man with the scar. For five years I waited and then suddenly, there he was in front of me one night. No mistake -- this was the man. We got off to a bad start, and I just kept making things worse chasing after him. Until he let me know in no uncertain terms that he wasn't interested in me. So I gave him what he wanted and ignored him. Then he decided he wanted me. And him getting me back was the least of our problems.