Shadow Girl

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In this heartbreaking tale, a resilient young girl struggles as the daughter of an alcoholic father and an absentee mother. Left alone to fend for herself days at a time, she is observed by a kind and compassionate saleswoman at a shopping centre. She begins to retreat every day after school to be with her new companion in order to avoid going 'home'. The saleswoman gains her trust and takes the situation into her own hands by reporting the girl's living conditions to social services. Shadow Girl is a moving but all-to-real story about growing up in a broken home.

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Patricia Morrison does a great job creating a world that young readers will just fall into. The descriptions of Jules life are so realistic that I felt I was there sometimes. I was dragged into this small town in Canada . . . and I just wanted to know more about Jules, the Chapmans and the Adamsons. I wanted to see Jules succeed and find a happy life for herself with a family that loves her. I cheered for Jules the whole way through and I felt an immense sadness when she was sad or scared.
The One with the Prettiest Views

Author Bio

Born and raised in Toronto, Patricia Morrison traveled extensively before settling down in Langley, British Columbia. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University, where she majored in English and Women's Studies. She worked for fourteen years in child welfare for the Ministry of Children and Families and was a community activist for more than twenty years. She is married with children. Shadow Girl is her first book.