Death & Damages
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Started reading April 19, 2023
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allay
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Phoebe also hesitated because the beating the father took had traumatized the children.
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If the kids witnessed their mother getting shot, they may never recover.
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My extra sensitive sense of smell immediately picks up on the cinnamon.
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I could watch TV tonight like a normal person.”
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Mitchell
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divot
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she has to set aside her lack of faith in justice and find the strength to fight for those with nowhere else to turn.  
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a former trial lawyer in Cleveland—weaves a tale that blends the best of today’s top legal thrillers with the heart and soul of women’s fiction, in a story ripped from real-world headlines.
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“The color of America’s child welfare system is the reason Americans have tolerated its destructiveness.” Prof. Dorothy Roberts, Shattered Bonds – 2002
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Mrs. Byers
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This family has been in and out of here for the last five years. Good luck. I wouldn’t let the mom care for my cat, much less my kids.”
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“I’ve worked really hard. I go to every meeting. I wanted us to be well-respected like Harvard.”
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“Are you going to defend me before the board?” He didn’t answer right away. “I don’t think I can do this on my own.” She hated the pleading tone in her voice. His chair bolted upright with a large squeak. “You’re a smart girl. You’ll be fine.”
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“I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to intervene,” he said.
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Adoption and Safe Families Act.
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The social workers are not on your side anymore. If they win, you will never see your kids again. Ever. No phone calls. No visits. Nothing.”
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Sharpe
Colleen
Done
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“There’s no telling how long he will be stuck here now. Doc will probably stretch it out longer just to show me who’s boss.”
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associate’s degree
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Was she now being harassed by law enforcement? She had heard of cases where journalists were targeted for criticizing the police department, but she never dreamed it would happen to her.
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Deena shifted to her reporter persona.
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I just wasn’t keeping the readers informed. As journalists, it is up to us to seek the truth and stay impartial.”
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In the end, she decided that as a reporter, she would always have to walk a fine line between justice and humanity.
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acolyte
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sticktights
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Virginia blue blood,
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circumspect.
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most meds have a shelf life of about a year.
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exam in Narcotics and Substance Abuse
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impassive mask
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he sported the stylized five o’clock shadow popular with the fashionable crowds in Boston.
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Knoll.
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pugnacious.
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corundum
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Hillock.”
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veto
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gubernatorial
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Burning
Colleen
Done 2023 April 19
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She might not have been reported missing which meant no one cared about her, and no one was looking for her.
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Sibling rivalry was common,
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Since the girl was a minor, she had the right to have a parent present while they spoke with her.
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parents, they might do better
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Every choice you made had consequences.
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He was just a guy who had been pushed too far and been left with no option but to strike back.
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Hayley said nothing, which was a sure sign that she wanted to negotiate but didn't want to be rude or disobedient. Because of how she had spent the first five years of her life, she was a child who was always very conscious of her actions and the impact they would have on herself and other people.
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She wasn't like other children. She had lived through something horrific, and the impact on her would be long-lasting, possibly irreversible.
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but she was very serious.
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They, too, had been unable to have biological children of their own and had ended up adopting two beautiful girls. Two girls who had ended up hating each other. Did the fact that they were adopted play into the animosity?
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A mother was someone who was by your side when you were sick, when you laughed, and when you cried. They celebrated your achievements with you and commiserated over your failures. They loved you and would sacrifice anything for you.