We follow Devon’s story, through the arrest, her time at juvenile hall, and discussions with her lawyer leading up to the trial. It was incredible, heartbreaking, and wrenching to read about, especially from the point of view of the mother, or potential murderer. The topic of “dumpster babies” is a fascinating, yet all too real one. In the third person, we are able to question whether we believe Devon or not, because we don’t know for certain whether she’s being truthful, as we are not given full access to her thoughts, as we would have in first person.Īnyways, I heard about this book awhile back and knew immediately that I needed to read it. This story is intense, gripping, and emotional through and through.Īt first I was a bit put-off by the third person narration this book had… it just felt a bit awkward… but later, I learned that it really worked well with Devon’s story because she was in such denial of her pregnancy, that she convinced herself she wasn’t pregnant at all, until the moment she was giving birth in her bathroom… a bloody and painful scenario. My Thoughts: Wow, wow, WOW! This book had me hooked from the very first page and as I delved deeper and deeper into the story, you would have had to pry this book from my fingers to get me to do anything else but keep reading. Here, she lives with other juvenile inmates, in a sort of da ze, and wonders how in the world she ended up in such a place… especially since her denial led her to believe she never knew she was pregnant in the first place. She is promptly taken away, first to the hospital, then to a juvenile detention facility where she is now being charged for attempted murder. During the police investigation door to door search at the comple x, 15 year old Devon, straight-A student and high school soccer star, is found unresponsive under a blanket, covered in blood.

My Summary: A newborn baby, nearly dead but miraculously still alive, is found in the trash outside of an apartment comple x.

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