![]() ![]() ![]() Over time, this background drives them to seek solace in heavier drugs as the stakes keep rising. With Spiral there's a strong, instant attraction built on a precarious foundation, underpinned by a combined history of abuse, neglect, painful memories and risk-taking behaviour. Gwen becomes her first best friend and Spiral her first love. It's only when Sophie's in a group home with Spiral, Gwen and Matty that she begins to loosen her emotions and become less 'stone girl'. In between escapes from group homes, she sometimes resorts to the streets, the prey of vile, shady characters. ![]() Any aspirations of attending school again are dashed as is her abandoned love of reading and learning. She keeps her emotions locked away where no one can hurt her anymore. Sophie follows the paths of the older kids in the homes and finds relief in drugs, alcohol, cigarettes. In these homes, most of the kids have histories of abuse, neglect and are regularly assigned a new social worker. Slowly, this reality seems unlikely as Sophie is shuffled from one unstable group home of 'homes kids' to another. Inspired by true events, Eleni Hale's debut YA novel is a heartbreaking account of how 12-year-old Sophie's world disintegrates after she is left alone in the world and a ward of the state.įollowing the trauma she witnessed with her mum, and unwanted by her father, she is made a ward of the state with the assurance of a 'nice' permanent foster home. ![]()
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