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After fifteen years of horrific abuse and neglect inflicted by her mother and her mother’s boyfriends, Joy faces the challenge of reconciling her past with the possibility of a normal life. With the support of relatives, her school, and a caring boyfriend, she begins to understand and accept herself, learning to create healthier relationships and foster emotional resilience.
Joy’s story is a sobering look at child abuse, emotional struggles, and the path to therapy and healing within a family context, exploring the trials of adolescence in a middle‑school setting.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Jolene B. Perry
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