Standing Straight (Newsies FanFic)

Mattie Swanson didn't have rights.
Matty 'Scrub' Carr had respect.
Mattie Swanson was an abandoned girl with no family to speak of.
Matty 'Scrub' Carr was too afraid to care about anyone but himself.
Mattie Swanson was a voice lost in the crowded world.
Matty 'Scrub' Carr was the feared leader of the Bronx Newsies.

When the famous Newsboys Strike of 1899 comes knocking courtesy of 'Cowboy' Jack Kelly, the fearless leader of the Bronx is forced to show New York who she really is and what she is made of.

Mattie Swanson never wanted love - she didn't need a giant love story to make her feel worthy - but she's going to find out that love has the habit of forming in even the most determined of hearts.
Mattie Swanson forced herself to forget family but she might just find out that family is the most important thing we have.

All her life Mattie had been knocked down, now she's fighting to stay standing.