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Avery Hotchner isn't your average eleven-year-old. Shy but bubbly, she's fiercely close to her family-her father Aaron, her mother Haley, and her little brother Jack.
She tries to help her mom around the house, stays up to greet her dad after long days at work, and spends her quiet moments reading, drawing, and playing games.
Friends are rare, but Avery is content in her own little world... until everything changes.
When her father is injured and the family is forced into a safehouse for protection, Avery begins to realize just how fragile life can be.
And when a dangerous man finds them, killing her mother in front of her, Avery's world shatters.
Suddenly, she can't sleep, can't eat, and can't talk. Her grief and fear manifest in ways no one can see-panic attacks, nightmares, and secrets she's too scared to share.
Now, living with her father and trying to keep her younger brother safe, Avery faces a battle she's never prepared for.
How long can she hide the scars carved into her heart? And what happens when the truth finally comes to light?
Battle Scars is a raw, emotional story about grief, trauma, and the fragile journey toward healing-and about a young girl discovering that survival isn't just about staying alive, but about letting herself be seen.