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A deeply affecting, affirmative story.”—Booklist
Georgie Burgess has known only neglect and abuse during his seven and a half years of life. His alcoholic mother does little to prevent the bruises and scars inflicted on Georgie by her brutal boyfriend. With each blow, the little boy withdraws further into his dreams.
When he wins a small rose bush in a lottery, it seems as if one of his dreams has finally come true. But after a particularly savage beating, he is taken from his mother and placed in a home for boys. Surrounded by strangers, and with the rosebush as his only link to the world, both the boy and his treasured plant must learn how to grow and thrive.
Irene Hunt has written many books for young people. Drawing on her professional background in psychology, she creates a heartwarming tale of emerging trust and hope in The Lottery Rose.
The Lottery Rose
Georgie Burgess has known only neglect and abuse during his seven and a half years of life. His alcoholic mother does little to prevent the bruises and scars inflicted on Georgie by her brutal boyfriend. With each blow, the little boy withdraws further into his dreams.
When he wins a small rose bush in a lottery, it seems as if one of his dreams has finally come true. But after a particularly savage beating, he is taken from his mother and placed in a home for boys. Surrounded by strangers, and with the rosebush as his only link to the world, both the boy and his treasured plant must learn how to grow and thrive.
Irene Hunt has written many books for young people. Drawing on her professional background in psychology, she creates a heartwarming tale of emerging trust and hope in The Lottery Rose.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940170558513 |
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| Publisher: | Recorded Books, LLC |
| Publication date: | 10/31/2008 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
| Age Range: | 10 - 13 Years |
Related Subjects
- Teens & YA
- Fiction
- Kids
- Teen Fiction
- Fiction & Literature - Kids
- Boys & Young Men - Teen Fiction
- Body, Mind & Health - Teen Fiction
- Family & Relationships - Teen Fiction
- Boys in life->Teen fiction
- Emotions and feelings->Teen fiction
- Physical and emotional abuse->Teen fiction
- Social Issues - Kids Fiction
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