**No one ever talks about what happened ...** Summer 1971, Del Munro, a single mother of four, is struggling to make ends meet when Mother Franklin, a traveling evangelist, offers to take her daughters to the beach in Savannah. For nine-year-old Willie June and seven-year-old Glory, restless at th
The Discarded Ones: A Novel Based on a True Story
β Scribed by James Tipper
- Book ID
- 110811996
- Publisher
- James Tipper
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 150 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780988243330
- ASIN
- B009BF21XO
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
They had many names: Cedu School, Rocky Mountain Academy, and Cascade School. Some called them cults, some said the schools saved their lives. But, none of them were free to leave.Charlie Hoff was there. Soon you will be, too.Unlock the mysteries of The Academy with Charlie as he faces the hardest decision of his young life: escape or assimilate. Neither is going to be easy.From tales of students who disappear without a trace to secret rites conducted in forbidden rooms, Charlie Hoff soon realizes that he must become greater than his fear in order to save all that he loves.THE DISCARDED ONES is historical fiction with psychological thrills.
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