This isn’t a book for the faint-hearted—it breaks your heart over and over. But you keep reading, holding on to the hope that things will eventually turn around. It's gripping, emotionally raw, and written in a voice that’s both heartbreaking and full of sharp wit. Truly outstanding.
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The teenage son of an Appalachian single mother who dies when he is eleven uses his good looks, wit, and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.