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Fighting Words
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
With no one really watching out for the minor daughters of a crack addicted mother, two sisters in East Tennessee end up living with the truck driving boyfriend of their newly convicted and imprisoned mom. The lack of oversight of the living conditions places the teenage sister in the position of being sexually assaulted on a regular basis in order to protect her younger sister. The crisis comes to a head with the older sister being able to snap a quick photo and the neighbor calling the police. Their assigned foster mother isn't the tough nut the sisters think she is. She's been around this wheelhouse before and knows the conflict each sister feels. Issue of sex abuse is portrayed through strong characters who need to find people to trust, and to allow for recovery. Timely. Highly recommended.