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The Boy Who Carried Me

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The Boy Who Carried Me is a novel in English. Chapters 1 and 2 can be read on this site as a free preview.

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From the back cover

Her mother, a rebellious nineteen-year-old who never knew the father, took one look at her dark, wrinkled newborn face and decided to throw her away. The boyfriend's five-year-old son, Lucas, was discarded alongside her. He took her hand and led her into a life of wandering, resenting her yet spending himself to protect her.

A blind old woman took them in, though she could barely feed herself. Lucas caught fish, fought the village bully Fatty, and endured beatings from adults. Cassie, timid and small, hid behind the Blind Granny and hated Lucas when he threw away the candy a neighbor offered her.

In a village numb to abandoned children, two castoffs cling to a blind grandmother and each other, surviving on small fish and stubbornness.

Inside the book Opening excerpt

When she gave birth to me at 19, she didn't even know who my father was.

Always concerned with her image, she took one look at my dark, wrinkled newborn face and decided I embarrassed her.

So, she secretly threw me away.

And while she was at it, she threw away her new boyfriend's son, too.

Five-year-old Lucas took my hand and led me into a life of wandering.

He resented me, yet he spent half his life desperately protecting me.

I wasn't a cool baby.

Five pounds, dark, skinny, and wrinkled like a prune.

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Contents

Chapters 1 and 2 are on this page. Chapters marked with a lock continue in the official app.

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Which chapters of The Boy Who Carried Me are free?

Chapters 1 and 2 are free to read on this page, in English. From chapter 3 the book continues in the official app.

Where do I keep reading The Boy Who Carried Me after chapter 2?

In the official app. Install it, enter code 590926, and the book opens where this preview stops — chapter 3.

What is The Boy Who Carried Me about?

Her mother, a rebellious nineteen-year-old who never knew the father, took one look at her dark, wrinkled newborn face and decided to throw her away. The boyfriend's five-year-old son, Lucas, was discarded alongside her. He took her hand and led her into a life of wandering, resenting her yet spending himself to protect her.

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