Submitted by Holly P.:
Radley returns from
volunteering in a Haitian orphanage to find the United States nothing like it
was when she left home a few weeks before. After the president was
assassinated, pandemonium struck the nation and the government restrictions
enforced to “protect the people” have spun way out of control. Arriving at the
airport in Manchester, Radley’s parents are not there to greet her. With no
other way to communicate with her parents, she decides to find her own way
home…walking. Along the way Radley learns just how different the United States
has become. Passports and papers are needed to cross state lines, gasoline is
limited making travel by car scarce, and Radley is unable to use her credit
cards because funds are frozen. Even the harsh environment of the orphanage
couldn’t prepare Radley for this new way of life.
This book is a
heartwarming narrative of survival. The author uses pictures from her own
personal collection to help to tell a story of fear, worry, and hope of a
better future.
Safekeeping is available for loan at Galesburg Public Library.
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