We Are Not Made From Tiny Boxes
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Last published Tue, Sep 2, 2014
Sutton McDowell is used to the life of the rich and fabulous, growing up in the suburbs and never having to worry about life without money. But when her father signs her and her family up for volunteering at the local soup kitchen, she is anything but excited.
Now Sutton has face a life she’s never seen before: the life of the down and out. Sutton must realize that the world is not made from tiny boxes, and that we are not all made just the same. Travis Miller just so happens to caught up in doing just that.
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