![]() ![]() ![]() As this is a middle grade book - you know things will all work out in the end. Ari, and sometimes her brother too, get support from some unexpected people. But a boy in her grade who she'd never paid any attention to seems eager to befriend her, in spite of her body odor and greasy hair. Her best friends at school begin to shun her, as she is often unclean and distracted. At first it isn't too bad spending a few nights with one of Gage's friends here or there, but in time, they've worn out their welcome and become street people.Īll the while, Ari, once a shining academic star at her elementary school, is struggling to keep up her grades, and losing hope that she will be accepted to a prestigious local middle school that she's been dreaming would be her next step. ![]() And when Gage turns 18 (and this is where the book starts) he lies to Janna and tells her he has an apartment lined up, and he's moving out - and taking Ari with him.īut he doesn't have an apartment, or a job. But Gage and Janna butted head constantly. When Ari and her older brother Gage were left orphans upon the death of their mother, they came under the guardianship of Janna. ![]()
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