Runaway Poet

By Myra Nagel

Before Hurricane Charley destroyed their Southwest Florida duplex, the Tolliver brothers had bounced through seven foster homes. Now in the storm's aftermath, twelve-year-old Jessie has been murdered. The prime suspect is his teenage brother Ben, who has apparently run away.Anna Sebastian, a child advocate appointed by the court, can't stop wondering if a poem the runaway wrote for her could hold clues to what happened.So much of this story is true. The foster care system. The Dependency Court. Undiagnosed fetal alcohol syndrome. Drug abuse and the challenge of recovery. Hurricane Charley and life in a FEMA trailer. The unsung heroes--volunteers--who advocate for abused, neglected, and abandoned children. All this is true. The events and characters are fiction.All author proceeds from the sale of this book are being donated to Voices for Kids of Southwest Florida, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children who come under the protection of the court.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1480149918
• ISBN13: 9781480149915
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"