Happieness Hurts! Kellie O'Neill's BURNED is a up-close-and-personal story of a fiercely independent young woman thrown into a new school, new extended family (with ancient roots), and a new love as she is discovering a bundle of unknown facts about herself and her bloodline. Conflicted by these revelations, she is torn between the contemporary and the very old. This absorbing and insightful tale is told from her perspective as she lives it. Ella gets into a lot of trouble, and her unique coping strategies will have you experiencing the witty, worrisome, whimsical and 'witchfull' thrills right along with her. The chapter breaks mesmerize and compel you to read on and on...