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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Fiction
Abandoned by her parents, fourteen-year-old Portia Remini is sent to the McGreavey Home for Wayward Girls. After her only friend kills herself, Portia, wracked with grief and guilt, runs away in hope of finding her father and escaping the clutches of the Home's evil director, Mister. She uses her storytelling ability to get a job with Mosco's Traveling Wonder Show and soon befriends the performers, both "normals" and "freaks." Portia must un...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
After her only friend kills herself, fourteen-year-old Portia runs away from the McGreavey Home for Wayward Girls and uses her...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
