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Marly is a quiet, unassuming teenager living with a harsh mother who can be cruel and dismissive. One day she writes a letter to her mother, then decides to leave, packing a suitcase and taking a $20 note held in the freezer. Marly rides a bus to a new home‑where her father lives with a wife. The journey forces her to confront her family’s expectations and find her own voice. In exploring her identity, she becomes the fighter and winner she never imagined she could be.
First publish date: 1975
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Susan Beth Pfeffer
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