Death is an obsession for Vada Sultenfuss. Her mother has passed away, and her father works at a funeral home. She also has feelings for her English teacher, so she enrolls in a poetry class during the summer to impress him. Her best friend, Thomas J., is "allergic to everything," but he continues with Vada despite her reservations. Things take a turn for the worst when Vada's father hires Shelly and falls in love with her...
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Death is an obsession for Vada Sultenfuss. Her mother has passed away, and her father works at a funeral home. She also has feelings for her English teacher, so she enrolls in a poetry class during the summer to impress him. Her best friend, Thomas J., is "allergic to everything," but he continues with Vada despite her reservations. Things take a turn for the worst when Vada's father hires Shelly and falls in love with her...
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