Cherie was a chanteuse. She said, "I call m'self Cherie. Thass all the name ya need -- like Hidegarde. I won a amateur contest down in Joplin, Missouri, and that got me a job in a night club in Kanz City. But working in a night club ain't all roses..." Bo Decker had his picture taken by Life magazi
Bus Stop Baby
β Scribed by Fleur Hitchcock
- Book ID
- 111258113
- Publisher
- Bonnier Publishing Fiction
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781471403514
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
After finding an abandoned baby, 13-yr-old Amy sets out to find the mother.
On her way home from school, 13-year-old Amy finds a newborn baby abandoned at the village bus stop. It's wrong, just like when Mum walked out on Amy and her sister ten years ago - so she tries to fix it, by finding the baby's mother. But as Amy searches, she uncovers another story, a secret even closer to home.
A thought-provoking story exploring the complexities of family, friends and making difficult choices.
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