This book was an eye opener to just how bad some of the poverity is in our Country and what children have to endure at the hands of their loving and well-meaning, yet lazy and crazy thinking parents. It was brilliantly written in such a way that kept you coming back to find out what happened next and how long it would take for the children to be free of their parents and the impoverished life they were forced to live. Ms. Wall is a fantastic story teller who was able to give an accounting of her early life without taking on the role of victim or "poor me". I can't wait to see what she writes next!