![]() But she knew she had to get over it to get on with her life. She still hardly spoke, having been conditioned to be as quiet as possible. She thought she would never see Rider again.Īfter years of home schooling and lots of therapy, Mallory, now almost 18, decided she was ready to try public school for her senior year of high school. He read The Velveteen Rabbit to her when she was scared, and he promised he would be there for her “for forever.” But when Mallory was 12, she ended up in the hospital and got adopted by two doctors who had cared for her. Rider, while only six months older than Mallory, always acted as her protector: hiding her, advising her not to make a sound, and taking the blows that otherwise might have landed on Mallory. ![]() This book for young adults begins with Mallory and Rider growing up in the same foster home in the Baltimore area with two very abusive parents. ![]()
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