Daelyn has been ridiculed and mocked her entire life. She's been made fun of for her weight, for her looks and she's nearly been raped. She tried to kill herself, but she had timed it wrong; her parents had found her and managed to get her to a hospital. Now, she wears a neckbrace and can no longer speak. She suffers in silence.
However, she hasn't given up her plans to kill herself. The story picks up with Daelyn as she is planning her next attempt at killing herself. She realizes that now she has to plan more carefully, she has to make things just right. She also realizes that she would have left a large mess for her parents to clean up. So, this time, she is going to do it right. She gets on a website that sets up a twenty-three day program for her. All she has to do is wait twenty three days and she can kill herself. She's suffered for 15 years; what's another few days?
What she doesn't plan on is Santana. He is a boy that tries to talk to her after school. She refuses to acknowledge his existence, but he cannot be dissuaded. Nor does she consider Emily. Emily is a "fat" girl at school that tries to open up to her. Daelyn is going crazy! She has finally found a way to kill herself, and everyone decides to start paying attention to her.
When the final day comes will she be prepared to die or will she second guess herself.
This novel deals with the touchy subject of bullycide or suicide because someone has bullied you to the point where you break. In class, this book brought up amazing conversations and opinions. This book does have some very dangerous material and must be presented in the right ways.
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