Mud Girl - chapters 4-6
A novel for young adults, first published by Coteau Books in 2006. Finalist for Canadian Library Association YA Book of the Year back in the day... Now OOP.
opening chapters:
4. Murky Blue & Fuzzy Pink
Saturday mornings are different. Abi cleans the house. She doesn’t know exactly why she does this, doesn’t want to think about it that much, really. It’s a feeling that comes over her when she does: as if, in some way she owns the house, instead of the other way around, which is how it usually feels. Or as if, just for a short time, she really does hold all the pieces of her life in her hand and they do fit together.
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