TellingLife becomes complex and terror-filled for 12-year-old Cassie when she is fondled by the father of the children she baby sits. This novel explores the conflicting emotions of an early adolescent who cannot fathom why an adult male would find her attractive, and the concern of parents who must protect their daughter while exposing a dangerous individual. |
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... play cards , Cassie ? ” Fred asked . " Some , ” I said . “ Gin Rummy ? Hearts ? ” I shook my head . I was embarrassed to say that I mostly just played Fish and Old Maid with Robbie . “ We'll teach you , ” he said . Angie smiled . “ I ...
... play cards , Cassie ? ” Fred asked . " Some , ” I said . “ Gin Rummy ? Hearts ? ” I shook my head . I was embarrassed to say that I mostly just played Fish and Old Maid with Robbie . “ We'll teach you , ” he said . Angie smiled . “ I ...
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... play with at recess time . ” “ Couldn't you play with someone else ? ” I asked . “ But no one I like as much as Dorian . Dorian's my best , most fun friend . I mean , he was , before . ” Robbie was frowning , and picking at the lint ...
... play with at recess time . ” “ Couldn't you play with someone else ? ” I asked . “ But no one I like as much as Dorian . Dorian's my best , most fun friend . I mean , he was , before . ” Robbie was frowning , and picking at the lint ...
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... playing games , and then he'd just start laughing hysterically , like Robbie does . And I thought of all the forts they'd made , with towels and boxes , and how the two of them would play together for hours . “ Maybe it will be okay ...
... playing games , and then he'd just start laughing hysterically , like Robbie does . And I thought of all the forts they'd made , with towels and boxes , and how the two of them would play together for hours . “ Maybe it will be okay ...
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