![]() Lulu, the target of the contempt of some classmates, is befriended by both Jack, a boy who persuades her to try out for the school musical, and the town librarian, who unwittingly provides a refuge. She’s afraid to ask for help, believing that she and Selena will be separated if anyone finds out about their situation. The narrative focus stays tightly with Lulu’s point of view, her understanding of the world informing her decisions. For two weeks, Lulu manages to keep up the routine (food bank, laundromat, and picking up Selena from her after-school program), fending off queries about her dad. They’ve been in an RV park in Montana since driving up from Texas, where the girls’ mother died after a devastating, financially ruinous illness. ![]() The girls’ father disappears one morning from the Chevy Suburban in which he, Lulu, and Selena live. Twelve-year-old Lulu must care for her little sister when they are left homeless and alone. ![]()
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