Before we Were Yours

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Call Number: BOCD Fiction, Adult BOCD / Fiction / Historical / Wingate, Lisa
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD Fiction	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Fiction / Historical / Wingate, Lisa	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Fiction / Historical / Wingate, Lisa	4-week checkout	On Shelf

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Read by Emily Rankin.
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge--until strangers arrive in force.Thrown into a Tennessee Children's Home Society orphanage, the Foss children find themselves at the mercy of the facility's cruel director. Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all, but when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family's long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.

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Historical Fiction - well written submitted by kbcmmom on July 8, 2020, 11:23am I appreciate the delicacy with which the author approaches the horrors that occurred under the supervision and guidelines of Georgia Tan at the Tennessee Children's Home Society (TCHS). The story was well written and after the first few chapters, maintained my interest without making me "live through" the most awful moments depicted. The fictional family's storyline was a well created outline.