Alyce: A Brief Summary
This book took place in alaska, 1970s this was about four teens who’s paths intersected. Dora and her family’s life was hard because they grew up in alaska and had no money, anybody that does not have money their life is not going to be easy. Later on Dora's life starts getting little better when she finally gets adopted by a kind family in canada, but dora still does not feel safe with her father in prison, and knowing her mother is hopeless and can't do anything.
Alyce’s family has separated also, but now she lives with her mother in fairbanks and goes to see her dad in the summer they go fishing a lot. Alyce’s dad loves to go fishing in the summer but now she has a dance audition she wants to do for her college, this means that she will
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