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COVER PAGE
TITLE PAGE
DEDICATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ONE
IT BEGINS WITH THE FIRE
LAST YEAR
THE BENEVOLENT HOME FOR NECESSITOUS GIRLS
BEDTIME
ALL ORPHANS WONDER WHO THEIR PARENTS MIGHT BE
HOW PARENTS DIE
I KEEP A LIST OF HOW PARENTS IN BOOKS DIE
MY FAVORITE POSITION FOR SLEEPING
A NOISE WAKES ME
THE HOME
THE FLAMES CATCH HOLD AND JUMP TO THE SKY
I REMEMBER A PICTURE
THE VAN
TWO
THE CHURCH
GUTHRIE’S BRIDAL AND DELICATES
STONE SOUP
I’M ITCHY LIKE I’VE GOT A RASH
EVENTUALLY IT’S MORNING AGAIN
THE STRANGEST DAY
I DO MISS WEBSTER'S BIDDING
MY TURN
I GO IN, SHE TALKS TO ME, I COME OUT
MRS. HAZELTON DOESN’T LOOK TOO WELL
WHAT SHE SAYS
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT DOLLARS!
IN THE OTHER ENVELOPE
THAT’S ME???
MALOU FOX
MR. FOX AND MRS. FOX
THREE
SAYING GOODBYE TO JOE
IN THE SHED
THE DOOR OPENS, SCARING THE BEJEEBIES OUT OF ME
SO NOW THEY’VE ALL GONE
MORE TIME
BOYS COME
I KNOW THAT BOYS HAVE A PLACE
LORETTA’S DINER IS OPEN
WHAT I HAVE WITH ME
EVERYONE ELSE ON THE BUS IS WHITE
THE BENCH IS A GREAT INVENTION
ON THE BUS
FIRST THERE’S CITY
EVEN SANTA CLAUS WAS AN ORPHAN
FOUR
FINALLY
A FEAST
CHECKING IN
MY NEW ROOM
THE NEW VIEW
MY PLAN IS NOT EXACTLY A PLAN
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
DEATH IN CHILDBIRTH
THE INTERVIEW
THE SEARCH BEGINS
FIVE
GOING UNDERCOVER
THERE’S A UNIFORM
TOOLS OF MY NEW TRADE
THE FIRST DAY
I WAS NEVER EXACTLY TIDY
A BOY NAMED FRANKIE
WHAT I LEARN FROM BEING A CLEANER
BLEACH IS A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND
AND BACK AT THE HOSTEL
THE SECOND TIME I SEE FRANKIE
MY FIRST SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE WORLD
OPERATION UNDER WAY
I CONSIDER MY SOURCES ON BOYS
THINKING IT OVER
BED 2 SNORES
CLEANING THE RECORDS ROOM
SIX
THE VERY THING I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR
WHAT’S IN THE FILE
WHAT I TAKE WITH ME, FOLDED INTO MY UNDERPANTS
THE LIST
HALF AN HOUR LATER, AFTER A WHOLE LOT MORE TREES
LOT 9
THE NEXT CONVERSATION WILL CHANGE MY LIFE
I TELL THEM MOST OF THE STORY
WHAT I LEAVE OUT
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
WE MAKE A PLAN FOR TOMORROW
SEVEN
SURPRISE
THE SALVATION ARMY
MY FIRST EGG ROLL
THE BEATLES
“TILL THERE WAS YOU”
I CAN SEE THEM FROM A MILE AWAY
THE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
MORE DEAD ENDS
EIGHT
A WEEK AGO
NEXT DAY, AFTER WORK
THE TOWER
FROM THE TOP
SUPPER AT THE BEANERY
BUT I STILL DON’T TELL FRANKIE WHAT I’M DOING HERE
CURFEW
ORPHAN STORIES ARE NOT MUCH HELP
DON’T
I DO STOP THOUGH
AFTER WORK
LUCY COMES UP WITH ME
NINE
PETE AND LUCY’S MOTHER
NO ONE IN THE ROOM IS WHITE
DINNERS WE ATE IN THE HOME
WHO HAD THIS ONE?
GRACE
FIRST FAMILY
BAYSIDE BAIT AND TAKLE
I’M THE ONE WITH THE POOFY ORANGE LIFE JACKET
DEAD BEAVER ISLAND
TEAMWORK
TEN
WE GET BACK TO THE DOCK
POLICE
THE NEXT TIME I SEE LUCY
WHEN ANNE OF GREEN GABLES DYED HER HAIR
THE OTHER GIRL
WE MAKE A PLAN
TURTLE COVE MARINA
AT FIRST SIGHT
WHO AM I?
SHE’S WAITING FOR ME
ABBY’S MOM’S NAME IS PREESHA
JUDY’S CAR
ELEVEN
ABBY’S SECRET
WHAT I KNOW ABOUT SEX THANKS TO DR. BLUNT
BACK TO ABBY’S REVELATION
ABBY’S STORY
SO HOW DO TWO MOMS ACTUALLY HAVE A BABY?
UNINFORMED
A SUMMER EVENING
IT’S A LITTLE AWKWARD
THE FIRST FICTION
ABBY’S MOM AND ABBY’S MOM FILL IN THE DETAILS
TWELVE
THE SOURCE
THE MOMENT HAS COME
JUDY DRIVES ME TO THE HOSTEL AGAIN
HALF-BREED
ONE THOUGHT JABS ITS WAY THROUGH
IN THE MORNING
WHY TODAY?
HOW TO TELL JIMMY
HOW IT ACTUALLY GOES
I DIDN’T MEAN IT TO COME OUT LIKE THAT
VIEW FROM THE HOSTEL BATHTUB
FRANKIE STILL DOESN'T KNOW
JIMMY WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET ME AFTER WORK
WAIT A SECOND
THIRTEEN
I GO BACK TO THE RECORDS ROOM
NOTE TO ORPHANS SURVIVING IN THE BIG WIDE WORLD
RECORDS ROOM, ROUND THREE
RED-HANDED
WHAT NOW?
I GET INVITED TO STAY OVER
ABBY’S SCRAPBOOK
EVERYTHING IS OUT OF FOCUS
WOLVES
BOY AFTER BOY
FOURTEEN
HE DOESN’T EXACTLY APOLOGIZE
FINAL SCORE
PETE’S THE ONE WHO GOES CRAZY
WE WALK TO THE TRAILER
AND THEN SHE SAYS A LOT
STRANGERS HOLD KEYS TO YOUR OWN LOCKED DOORS
JIMMY KNOWS HER TOO
IF IT’S MY MOTHER
WHAT SHOULD I BE FEELING?
FIFTEEN
I THANK SHERRY FOX ABOUT FIFTY TIMES
SHE LIVES ON A STREET CALLED BEACONVIEW HEIGHTS
I PUMMEL JIMMY WITH QUESTIONS
AND HE ANSWERS AS BEST HE CAN
DO I WRITE HER A LETTER?
DEAR MAMA
I BUY A POSTCARD OF THE SUN SETTING OVER THE BAY
I FOLLOW JIMMY TO WORK
WAITING FOR JIMMY TO SHOW UP
THE BIG MOMENT
SIXTEEN
SHE SHOWS UP
MY MOTHER LOOKS ME OVER
MY FIRST QUESTION
ROSEMARIE DELANEY
EVE STARTS TO TALK AND DOESN’T STOP
WHAT IF YOU’RE BLIND
THE TELEPHONE WAS TOO RISKY
I’M SO CONFUSED
CONSIDERING ANDY BANNERMAN
“ARE YOU TELLING ME…?”
IS SHE HURTING TOO?
I EXPECT HER TO CRY
EVE’S PLAN WAS DIFFERENT FROM MRS. DELANEY’S PLAN
BROWN BABY
ANOTHER TWIST
CONNECTING THE DOTS
AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WE AGREE TO MEET AGAIN NEXT FRIDAY
SEVENTEEN
FIVE OF US
A FEW SECONDS OF SILENCE
WE LOOK AT THE LIST AGAIN
NOBODY IN ANY BOOK ANYWHERE
COUSINS TOO!
AND HOW ABOUT THIS?
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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