To parents, teenagers can seem like imposters; rude or moody
versions of their previously sweet and affectionate children. To
teenagers, parents are often alien; illogical and oppressive
human-like creatures. Each is trying to negotiate the relationship
with sometimes good, sometimes awful, and usually unpredictable
results. This navigation of parent-teenager relationships is the
subject of Lorna J. Cook's novel, DEPARTURES. A coming-of-age story
told from the perspective of teenage siblings Suzen and Evan
VanderZee, DEPARTURES is a glimpse into a somewhat atypical family
at the moment the oldest children