![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Ī desperately sad story of profound abuse is softened somewhat by the highly intelligent Duck-Duck and her loving mother. ![]() Poet Ruth Lehrer’s young adult debut is a stunning, revelatory look at what defines and sustains “family.” And, just as it does for Fishkill, meeting Duck-Duck Farina and her mother will leave readers forever changed. This fragile new beginning is threatened by the reappearance of Fishkill’s unstable mother - and by unfathomable tragedy. ![]() But Fishkill’s fierce defenses falter when she meets eccentric optimist Duck-Duck Farina, and soon they, along with Duck-Duck’s mother, Molly, form a tentative family, even as Fishkill struggles to understand her place in it. ![]() Carmel Fishkill becomes Fishkill Carmel, who deflects her tormenters with a strong left hook and conceals her secrets from teachers and social workers. At age thirteen, she begins to fight back. Fishkill Carmel fends for herself, with her fists if need be - until a thwarted lunch theft introduces her to strange, sunny Duck-Duck and a chance for a new start.īorn in the backseat of a moving car, Carmel Fishkill was unceremoniously pushed into a world that refuses to offer her security, stability, love. ![]()
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