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Something I Am Not / Cher Gatto.
Billy McQueen works hard to keep his life together ... and concealed. At seventeen, he dreams of an escape from the barroom, his father's manipulation, and the advances of his father's girlfriend. However, on his eighteenth birthday, he is introduced to a younger brother he never knew he had. An eight-year-old, barely capable of navigating the distorted and corrupt world of his father's boxing club. Billy realizes in order to protect his little brother, he can never leave. After discovering a battered young woman in the back shed of the club, Billy uncovers the true nature of his father's activities. Before he can share it with the sheriff, Billy is kidnapped by his father and sold to a wealthy old maid who imprisons him on her yacht in the Gulf of Mexico. His death is fabricated and his little brother used as leverage for his compliance.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781946016690
- ISBN: 1946016691
- Physical Description: x, 367 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Raleigh, NC : Illuminate YA Fiction, an imprint of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, ©2019.
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| Subject: | Human trafficking > Fiction. Slave trade > Fiction. Fathers and sons > Fiction. Brothers > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Christian fiction. |
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- 5 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA GAT 2019 (Text) | 0002205359975 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary
Something I Am Not
A father who never loved him...A woman who stole his worth...And a brother he couldn't protect.Where does someone run in the face of his deepest shame?Billy McQueen works hard to keep his life together ... and concealed. At seventeen, he dreams of an escape from the barroom, his father's manipulation, and the advances of his father's girlfriend. However, on his eighteenth birthday, Billy is introduced to a younger brother he never knew he had. An eight-year-old who is barely capable of navigating the corrupt world of his father's boxing club.In order to secure his freedom, Billy must fight for it. To save his little brother who is next in line for the slave trade ... he must die for it.SOMETHING I AM NOT is for anyone who has ever questioned who he is, why he is here, and whether the world would be a better place without him.
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