Secure When The Bough Breaks Prepared By Anna Myers Readable In Edition

book needs to be read more and it deserves more credit than what it gets, The book is somehow relatable, I read this in middle or high school and it obviously made an impact if I still remember it at age, From suicide to student homicide, to drowning babies, child abuse, and to illegitimate pregnancies this story is an emotional one, Two characters are looking for redemption and end up finding it together, This book has easytoread language, but deals with many complex moral issues, Ophelia knows she has to make it work with this new foster family, She's been through too many homes since a terrible tragedy left her alone and emotionally isolated, and the state is not going to move her again no matter how unhappy she might become.
So when her new foster mother asks her to take a job reading aloud to Portia McKay, an elderly neighbor, Ophelia grudgingly agrees,

At first Ophelia only goes because she gets paid, But as they get

to know each other, Portia and Ophelia discover that they have much more in common than their Shakepearean names, They both have horrible secrets that they have never shared with another living soul, And it seems that this unlikely friendship may be just what they both need to break free of their emotional prisons,

Anna Myers seamlessly blends contemporary and historical narratives as Opehlia's and Portia's tales unfold, .