Leaving Fishers

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Simon and Schuster, Aug 30, 2011 - Young Adult Fiction - 272 pages
Dorry is unbearably lonely at her new high school until she meets Angela and her circle of friends. She soon discovers they all belong to a religious group, the Fishers of Men. At first, as Dorry becomes involved with the Fishers, she is eager to fit in and flattered by her new friends' attention.

But the Fishers make harsh demands of their members, and Dorry must make greater and greater sacrifices. In demonstrating her devotion, Dorry finds herself compromising her grades, her job, and even her family's love. How much is too much? And where will the cult's demands end?
 

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
13
Section 3
20
Section 4
30
Section 5
44
Section 6
53
Section 7
66
Section 8
77
Section 16
162
Section 17
167
Section 18
173
Section 19
182
Section 20
186
Section 21
194
Section 22
204
Section 23
210

Section 9
93
Section 10
101
Section 11
108
Section 12
121
Section 13
131
Section 14
141
Section 15
154
Section 24
218
Section 25
228
Section 26
234
Section 27
240
Section 28
254
Section 29
265
Section 30
266

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About the author (2011)

Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including the Children of Exile series, The Missing series, the Under Their Skin series, and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for The Indianapolis News. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com.

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