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  • Up Against It

  • By: Dana Miller
  • Narrated by: Maria Campos
  • Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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Up Against It

By: Dana Miller
Narrated by: Maria Campos
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  1. Twelve years old, Pat is a hundred pounds of grit thriving in the ideal childhood her parents create.
  2. A graduate’s first day on the job ends as she sleeps in her classroom after a dinner of Crisco and Red Vines.
  3. 73-year-old Jezebel takes stock of the consequences of her life choices as she plans her next 20 years.
  4. Following her mother’s murder, a teen reinvents herself to escape the threats and certainties she sees coming at her.
  5. Sometimes a mother's love is not enough.
  6. A young teen attempts to live as an adult, starting with a job harvesting timber.
  7. A new retiree takes a temp job that becomes a life-changing experience.
©2020 Dana Miller (P)2021 Dana Miller
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Excellent set of stories

A peak into everyday life that reminds you how incredibly varied the human experience can be, even as we all go about securing food and shelter for ourselves.

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