Writers Note

16 year old Avril is broken, deep inside she knows it. At thirteen she is abandoned, she has no siblings that she knows of. Her family was originally from Japan from both sides of her family. But she has an odd name for a Japanese girl, Avril, not Japanese. To this day her name is a mystery but that isn't the main issue. At thirteen and a half she got adopted. Sadly, not from anyone in Japan, but the USA. When this occurred a whole new chapter of her life had just begun, nothing she had ever expected. This is the past for Avril Kobayashi, at sixteen she has gotten used to some of the new culture, but still surprises, heartbreaks, happiness, sadness, and faith still await.