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Up Against It

By: Dana Miller
Narrated by: Maria Campos
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  1. Twelve years old, Pat is a hundred pounds of grit thriving in the ideal childhood her parents create. 
  2. A graduate’s first day on the job ends as she sleeps in her classroom after a dinner of Crisco and Red Vines. 
  3. 73-year-old Jezebel takes stock of the consequences of her life choices as she plans her next 20 years. 
  4. Following her mother’s murder, a teen reinvents herself to escape the threats and certainties she sees coming at her. 
  5. Sometimes a mother's love is not enough. 
  6. A young teen attempts to live as an adult, starting with a job harvesting timber.  
  7. A new retiree takes a temp job that becomes a life-changing experience.
©2020 Dana Miller (P)2021 Dana Miller

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