Dirty little secrets / Omololu, Cynthia Jaynes

When her unstable mother dies unexpectedly, sixteen-year-old Lucy must take control and find a way to keep the long-held secret of her mother's compulsive hoarding from being revealed to friends, neighbors, and especially the media.

Haunted by her mother's compulsive hoarding behavior, Lucy eagerly awaits her graduation and a chance at a "normal" life. When she comes home to find an unexpected and sudden change, however, she wonders how far she will be able to go to keep her family's problems a secret.

When her unstable mother dies unexpectedly, sixteen-year-old Lucy must take control and find a way to keep the long-held secret of her mother's compulsive hoarding from being revealed to friends, neighbors, and especially the media.