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This is a dramatic, gripping story told in the voice of a girl, Carey, whose mentally ill meth addict mother kidnapped her and kept her hidden in a trailer in a forest for many years. After her younger sister was born Carey took on the mothering role as her irresponsible mother left them alone in the trailer for weeks at a time with inadequate food supplies. The story starts when a child welfare worker and her father show up to rescue the children. By this time Carey is 14. The novel is about Ca
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Heartbreaking and beautiful!

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