Contest Entry for Lenovo Back to School Contest (Living in Chicago)

Why is the world so cruel? Why did young Jessie Thatch have such a miserable life? Why can't the world be peaceful? Why did her dad have to leave? Why does she dwell on the past? Why weren't things getting better? Why did Jessie Thatch's life never work out the way she wanted it to? There are so many "whys" in the world, and too many to be answered. Jessie knows that things can get tough sometimes, but she doesn't know if things will get better. This book is about an 11-year-old girl that moved to a new city in Chicago Illinois. She has to go to a new school where the kids are very rude. Will she make new friends? Life has always been rough for her, but now it has gotten worse, and her Papa's not there to help guide her through the struggles that she faces.