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Gr 9 Up—Thirteen-year-old Dime is a product of the foster system. She finds an escape in the books she reads, but she struggles academically because she is called on to help out with the younger foster children at home. One day she meets a girl who takes her in. Dime finds acceptance here, but is slowly groomed into becoming a prostitute. The book takes the form of a note that Dime is trying to write, whose purpose is unclear until the last chapters. The multiple nested flashbacks and the attempts to have ot...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Huddled on a cold street corner after a fight with her foster mother, thirteen-year-old Dime meets L.A., an older girl who offers her food, comfort, and a home with her and her boyfriend, “Daddy.” Good-looking and manipulative, Daddy seduces Dime with new clothes, compliments, and the promise of a place in his “family.” Maintaining her place comes at a price, and soon Dime is earning her keep turning tricks. When Daddy’s dreams of a bigger hustle result in a new recruit, an ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Huddled on a cold street corner after fighting with her foster mother, thirteen-year-old Dime meets an older girl who offers her a home ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More