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"This is a wonderful book, and it is difficult to do it total justice in my review. I think its definitely a woman/girl's kind of book, and is good for any mature teen girl or adult female. The story is about one girl's journey to 'get away' from her home in Kentucky and drive her ramshackle little vehicle as far from home as possible. A beautiful and vivid commentary on life, it has an underlying spirit which betrays (among other themes) the theme of: 'It is the journey and not the destination, that matters.'"
Lilly, Resident Scholar
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"Taylor, the main character, starts out on her own when she is 18-years-old. As she's finding herself in this new world, a woman gives her a child and Taylor does what she thinks is best."
Eminine B Jean, Resident Scholar
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"Taylor (Missy) gets handed a child to take care of when she never wanted one. She learns to love this child and care about more people."
Shannon, Resident Scholar
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"Taylor Greer is a young lady who grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of getting out on her own, and avoiding pregnancy. However, when she heads west with high hopes and a car that hardly works, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time Taylor reaches Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a totally unexpected child. The little girl is a three-year-old American Indian named Turtle. It is then that Taylor must come to terms with instant motherhood and the necessity of putting down roots. This is truly a story about love and friendship, and abandonment and belonging as well."
Boppy, Resident Scholar
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"Taylor has been determined since she was a child to not end up like many of the girls in her home town - a pregnant teenager with a non-existent husband. So as soon as she finishes high school, she sets off in search of a new, more fulfilling life. It just so happens that on her trip to wherever it is she will end up, she is given an indian child whose parents have died. Not knowing what to do, she decides to keep the baby until she can figure out what to do with her. She soon becomes attached to the girl, and struggles to build a life for the two of them. This is the story of a girl who is forced to grow up, learn to be a mother, and find herself during the process."
Jessica Clare Crudele, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Pregnancy/Child rearing
Yes
Major part of story:
- general child raising
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a lot
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Midwest
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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