The second book I read this year is Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout, another AskMe recommendation. A quiet, beautiful story about a single mother and her teenage daughter who has a relationship with her teacher. It proves my disturbing thoughts about how little parents actually know about their own children and where they are and what they're doing at any moment in time. Disturbing at times, frustrating at others, this novel rang relatively true to me. I enjoyed the writing style even though I thought the book was a little slow but still enjoyed reading it. I really am not looking forward to David's teenage years. And while I am sort of glad not to have a girl for that reason, I know boys can be their own bag full of troubles and worries.