by Trish Doller
My mom, Mary Singler, who cries when she reads this book and tells me she’s proud. Thank you for helping me become someone of whom you could be proud.
Jack and Marilyn Doller for their love and support, and to Sharon Doller, who has made this journey in my heart.
Scott and Caroline, who are the best people I know. I hope one day you find something that fulfills you the same way writing does for me, no matter what it is.
And finally, Phil. Because I love you best of all.
Copyright © 2012 by Trish Doller
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First published in the United States of America in June 2012
by Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Doller, Trish.
Something like normal / by Trish Doller. —1st U.S. ed.
p. cm.
Summary: When Travis returns home from Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother has stolen his girlfriend and car, and he has nightmares of his best friend getting killed but when he runs into Harper, a girl who has despised him since middle school, life actually starts looking up.
[1. Veterans—Fiction. 2. Post-traumatic stress disorder—Fiction. 3. Family problems—Fiction.
4. Brothers—Fiction. 5. Love—Fiction. 6. United States Marine Corps—Fiction. 7. Afghan
War, 2001– —Fiction. 8. Afghanistan—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.D7055Som 2012 [Fic]—dc23 2011035511
Book design by Regina Roff
ISBN 978-1-5999-0863-2 (e-book)