At Home With Crazy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789718281222)

A powerful story about family, friendship, and... zombies!

Cayt is obssessed with zombies, whether they're in the great filmmaker Harriette Swarog's movies or in the short film she's making for school. But there's one zombie she'd like to get away from--her mother.

When they move to Manila Cayt tries to be normal by keeping mum about Mom. Soon she has bigger problems than her new friends: finding out about her mom's... eccentricities. Mom's mood swings are worsening and driving Cayt, her Dad, and little sister up the wall. Will Cayt ever get to have a normal life, or is she bound to transform into a zombie herself?

This coming of age novel explores the tensions between mother and daughter when the child is forced to be responsible for a parent. Dealing with issues of embarrassment and shame, Cayt tests her own strength and her capacity to love.