The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern

First I loved the cover.  http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/the-meaning-of-maggie.html

While reading it, I adored the main character Maggie.  Ms. Sovern developed a believable, likable character with lots of depth.  All the characters are well developed.  Love the footnotes "Maggie" includes throughout the book.
This book focuses on one year of a family's fight to as they adjust to life with a father suffering from Multiple Sclerosis.  It seems like the book is a bit of a memoir.
*Highly recommend for older readers-see below:
Points to discuss/warnings: references to marijuana (medical and otherwise); french kissing, making out and sex mentioned (in junior high manner/point of view);  the attitude that God is too busy to hear and answer their prayers; cocktails and other alcohol references