What I Carry
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Jennifer Longo
"A deeply touching story about survival, hope, and love." --Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling authorA powerful and heartwarming look at a teen girl about to age out of the foster care system.Growing up in foster care, Muir has lived in many houses. And if she's learned one thing, it is to Pack. Light. Carry only what fits in a suitcase.Toothbrush? Yes. Socks? Yes. Emotional attachment to friends? foster families? a boyfriend? Nope! There's no room for any additional baggage.Muir has just one year left before she ages out of the system. One year before she's free. One year to avoid anything--or anyone--that could get in her way.Then she meets Francine. And Kira. And Sean.And everything changes.
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"At first, I only picked it up from the school library because the cover caught my eye. I've never believed the "Dont judge a book by its cover," because a books cover is its marketing piece. Anyway opening it up from being to end was captivated. Similar to Ladybird in being just the protagonist living her life through most scenes. That's the kind of stuff I love, but it can be hard to follow at times because we hardly get a feel for how time has passed. But overall a wonderful book."