Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-204) and index.
Contents
Introduction : throwaway kids -- Cassie Martin : the accommodation of loss -- Marcus Bellows : a feral child -- Reggie Green : a sister's love -- Jamal Willson : the lost boy -- Norah Joines : a valley girl in bad times -- Kyle Payment : institutional man -- Jan Boats (1942-2009) -- Further observations and thoughts on the residents of Ash Meadow.