Just for You to Know By: Janelle Mixner

       Just for You to Know is about a girl named Carmen Cathcart. She lives in a big family. She is the oldest with five little brothers. Carmen's family moves a lot. When she moves into her newest home she meets a girl named Robin who lives next door. They become good friends. Carmen also finds out that her mom is pregnant! Carmen's aunt takes Carmen and Robin to see a movie. When they get back, Carmen's mom is is in the kitchen and the kitchen is all red. She said that it was the baby. Carmen's mom went to the hospital and never came back. She past away after the baby was born. Everyone knew that things would be different because with school starting soon and their dad worked at night. The kids would have to stay home alone everyday after school. Carmen would be in charge. 
       One day when Carmen went to robin's house for a little while with something in the oven, there was a fire in her house. All of the boys and the baby got out of the house and yelled for Carmen. Robin's mom and Carmen's dad got in a fight and Carmen's family was on the rode to their previous house. It was Thanksgiving and Carmen's aunt was supposed to have dinner with them. Once she found out that their family wasn't home she knew to go to the old house. They went back and had dinner. 
       Carmen was struggling in school because she had to help take care of everyone. She switched her favorite class with study hall so she could get her homework done in school. 
       Things got better for Carmen and her family as time progressed. Her dad will get a new job so he will be gone in the day while the kids are at school and the neighbors will take turns watching the baby. 
       I would definitely recommend this book to people who don't mine sad books. This is a great book because it teaches us a lesson that things get better. 

         Janelle Mixner

308 pages