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Backcover: We weren’t the only family anymore. We were like three abandoned children.....
For years, Grandma Mary has been the loving, strong hand that guided mentally challenged Pap, allowed Mam to remain free of adult responsibility, and took JP seriously. Her sudden death sets Pap adrift. As Mam retreats into a second adolescence, JP is the one who has to care fo him. Then Mam wins a farmhouse in an essay contest and insists on sharing her good fortune with all of the neighborhood outcasts. Lost in their midst, JP doesn’t know who he is anymore - or if he matters to either of his parents. One person’s prize can be another’s disaster....
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