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Captive Thunder

by Beverly Butler · 1969

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Unable to reach an understanding with her mother, a seventeen-year-old girl runs away to her aunt's in Milwaukee where she becomes an unwilling volunteer on Project Head Start.

Themes
friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of this
Setting
WisconsinWisconsinMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
medium · 205 pages

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