There's no place like home. Fifteen-year-old Simone is lured by her new boyfriend with promises of a better life in a big city. On the run from a dangerous environment and her drug-addicted sister, she arrives in Palmino with stars in her eyes and hope in her heart. Simone's story is the story of a society in which no child was going to have to live in poverty: a land of milk and honey, which for some people, turns sour and is filled with despair. The way it is? Not necessarily....
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There's no place like home. Fifteen-year-old Simone is lured by her new boyfriend with promises of a better life in a big city. On the run from a dangerous environment and her drug-addicted sister, she arrives in Palmino with stars in her eyes and hope in her heart. Simone's story is the story of a society in which no child was going to have to live in poverty: a land of milk and honey, which for some people, turns sour and is filled with despair. The way it is? Not necessarily....
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Publisher:
Random House Australia Children's Books
Published:
1995
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15924869627
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Seller's Description:
Very Good; Yellowed paper. 0091831628. 2000 reprint. Australian story based on Simmy a 15year old street kid who lives in a society when no child was going to live in poverty.; Remainder; 12mo; 202 pages.