| Pollyanna Lily Contributor(s): Alvarez, Kelly Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 1508707626 ISBN-13: 9781508707622 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $8.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Abuse - Child Abuse |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.58 lbs) 190 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As a quirky, loving, and headstrong little girl forced to contend with her mother's violent outbursts and gentle, but transient stepfather, Kelly Muller emerged from her early years with unconventional survival skills. Bill, her older brother, had long before made it his mission to educate and refine her by employing his strongest gifts: sarcasm and wit. His intellectual nature and awkwardness made him a target for bullies who quickly found the tables turned when confronted head-on by Kelly. Each time their parents found themselves homeless, the siblings lived with their nurturing, nonconformist grandmother who inspired them to use their respective gifts to survive and thrive. As Bill and Kelly neared adolescence, their mother faced even greater financial hardship causing her to arrange a meeting with their natural father. Initially thrilled, the kids happily embarked on a trip to their father's home for a three-week stay that they hoped would be only the beginning of a new and better life. Instead, it exposed them to unconscionable hypocrisy and the worst of mankind. Their mother grieved upon learning the news, but there was little else she could do. After brother and sister reached their early teens, their mother's episodic rage intensified. She made verbal assault an art in butchery, ripping more flesh from bone in each attack. Bill and Kelly would diverge and come to rely upon their own unique gifts to cope-and even cross moral boundaries in an attempt to survive. |
