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The Simple Gift

Published
May 2004
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General Fiction General Fiction
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192

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I'm not proud.
I'm sixteen, and soon
to be homeless.

Weary of his life with his alcoholic, abusive father, sixteen-year-old Billy packs a few belongings and hits the road, hoping for something better than what he left behind. He finds a home in an abandoned freight train outside a small town, where he falls in love with rich, restless Caitlin and befriends a fellow train resident, "Old Bill," who slowly reveals a tragic past. When Billy is given a gift that changes everything, he learns not only to how forge his own path in life, but the real meaning of family.

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Jun 2000 University of Queensland Pr (Australia) ISBN 0702231339
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May 2004 Simon Pulse ISBN 0689868677
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May 2004 Turtleback Books ISBN 0606325646
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May 2004 Turtleback Books ISBN 1417629029
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Nov 2014 ReadHowYouWant ISBN 1459689453
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