She's suffered abuse, house arrest (as in her she was hardly ever let out of her home) and worse. Before the police and social services intervened, she was living with her unstable mother and her slew of boyfriends. But she can't escape the nightmares of her past. 15-year-old Joy is now living with her aunt, uncle and cousins in a great neighborhood and attending a good school. It gets right down to the heart of one girl's pain and suffering and road to recovery and I was so, so in it every step of the way. While nothing about Joy's story is simple, the plot and prose is straightforward and to the point. In part because I wasn't expecting it and also, the writing and characters, particularly Joy, just grab at you. I couldn't believe the emotions it evoked in me as I read. The good Stronger Than You Know is this emotional punch wrapped up in a mere 250 pages.
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