Recommended Age:
10
+
Best for readers who enjoy honest, emotionally grounded stories about a guarded protagonist learning to accept care and trust others.
About the Book
Beverly has run away from a difficult home and is living on her own, working at a diner and trying to stay invisible until a Vietnam veteran and the diner owner's wife begin to see her and offer her a kind of care she has never known. The final book in the trilogy, told from Beverly's perspective. A hopeful novel about the possibility of healing and being seen.
Content Ratings
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Moderate Themes
Beverly is a runaway from a neglectful and possibly abusive home; she struggles with trust, self-worth, and the belief that she deserves care; themes of abandonment, trauma, and healing are emotionally significant.
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Mild Violence
Beverly has experienced neglect and possibly abuse in her past, which is alluded to but not described in detail; the emotional scars of her upbringing are central.
Engagement:
Genre:
Adventure
Published:
2019
Page Count:
230
