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After Hazen Wood kidnaps 12 year-old Gemma Sullivan, the two embark upon a cross-country journey that tests the limits of Gemma's endurance. In graphic scenes of physical and sexual violence, Hazen tries to destroy the young girl's will. It is only Gemma's childlike resilience and fertile... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Hazen Wood: man who kidnaps, rapes, and abuses Gemma
- Gemma: 12 year old girl whose abused by her mother's boyfriend and then kidnapped by Hazen Wood
- Mrs. Cindy: a detective
- Buddy: Gemma's mother's boyfriend
- Joseph: Cindy's husband
- Mama: Gemma's mother, Buddy's girlfriend
- Boxcar Julie: Gemma's turtle
- Angela: Gemma's friend from school
- Ms. Finnegan: runs a children's home
- Mrs. Watson: Gemma's English teacher
- Sheffman: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Levy
- Eunice
- Billy Robinson
- Bonnie: another detective that works with Cindy
- Lisa: Bonnie's partner
- Mrs. Moore
- Denny
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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