03888cam a2200409 4500 235166085 TxAuBib 20140806120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781481552264 1481552260 5280db51-c67a-46b0-ba38-d13793cb369c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 225117 OverDrive (Product ID) 9781982473785 225117 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Rock, Peter, 1967- My Abandonment [Libby] : A Novel. Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2009. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 166MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 166MB. Fiction. Literature. 'This beautiful, strange novel takes us into the foreign country where those called homeless are at home; the city is wilderness, and the greater wilderness lies beyond. Fascinating and moving, it tells with great tenderness how human love goes wrong.'. Ursula Le Guin. Thirteen-year-old Caroline lives rough in an Oregon nature preserve with her troubled father, a Vietnam vet. The close relationship between Caroline and Father makes living off the land seem almost normal. They avoid contact with everyone, even other homeless people, but it's not long before the authorities step in and place them in more conventional living arrangements. Tai Sammons's narration commands attention. Her matter-of-fact recounting of daily events deepens the mystery surrounding the two. In a straightforward, unemotional delivery, Sammons imparts Father's paranoia, Caroline's ability to calm him from his helicopter dreams, and her frequently lyrical observations concerning her education, her occasional bouts of loneliness, and their day-to-day survival. Definitely a worthwhile listen. S.J.H. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>Thirteen-year-old Caroline has been raised and home-schooled by her father in a wild nature preserve on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. There they inhabit an elaborate cave shelter, wash in a nearby creek, use a makeshift septic system, tend a garden, and follow a rigid code of behavior that enables them to survive in this wilderness. Once a week, they go to the city to buy groceries, attend church, and otherwise merge with the civilized world. Yet one small mistake allows the authorities to discover them. Their forced relocation is only a brief respite in their flight from a world that can't understand them.</p> <p>Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of young Caroline, My Abandonment is a mesmerizing, completely original story of survival, hope, and triumphant transformation.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Alex Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 14:05:11. Sammons, Tai. http://nh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=5280db51-c67a-46b0-ba38-d13793cb369c http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/225117-MyAbandonment.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/225117-MyAbandonment.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5280DB51-C67A-46B0-BA38-D13793CB369C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/225117-MyAbandonment.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/225117-MyAbandonment.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5280DB51-C67A-46B0-BA38-D13793CB369C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)