this is where her convictions start to become a little… fishy. Readers receive real-time, first-person accounts of her journey to her mother. her confidence makes readers trust her, because what does she have to lose? why would mim fabricate a story for herself just to ride a greyhound bus from mississippi to ohio? she despises her stepmother and father for hiding her birth mother’s illness from her and making her family move away, and she’s convinced that running away and going back to her mother will make everything okay again. mary iris malone (mim) is not okay, and she’s trekking herself from jackson, mississippi back to her hometown in ohio to find her mom.įrom the get-go, 16-year-old mim is sure of herself and her convictions. of course, author david arnold is quick to provide the background and leap straight into the beef of her adventure. all you really know about the main character is her name, and you’re left wondering why she isn’t okay. The very first words readers ever see in this book are, “my name is mary iris malone, and i am not okay.” that’s it that’s the first chapter.
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