Brian Francis 
Break in Case of Emergency [EPUB ebook] 
A Novel

Finalist for the Governor Generals Literary Award for Young Peoples Literature Text Dads can be such a drag Life has been a struggle for Toby Goodman. Her mother died by suicide five years ago, and her father left their small town before Toby was born. Now a teenager living on her grandparents dairy farm, Toby has trouble letting people in. She keeps even her closest friend, the brash but endearing Trisha, at arms length, and recently ended her first relationship, with Trishas burnout brother, Mike. Convinced that she is destined to follow her mothers path, Toby creates a plan to escape her pain. But after learning the news that her father is coming home and finally wants to meet her, Toby must face the truth of her familys story. Not only is her father gay, but hes also a world-famous female impersonatorand a self-absorbed, temperamental man-child who is ill-prepared to be a real parent. When Tobys careful plans go awry, she is forced to rebuild the life she thought she knew from the ground up. While she may not follow an expected path, through the support of a quirky but lovable circle of friends and family, Toby may finally be able to put together the many different pieces that make up her past, her present and her future.