The+Rules+of+Survival

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> "**//The Rules of Survival//** spoke to me. I was there for every minute, reverse-wish-fulfilling as I read. The outcome made knots in my chest come undone."—Tamora Pierce //**The Rules of Survival**//, one of five finalists for the 2006 National Book Award, is the story of Matthew Walsh of South Boston, and his sisters, Callie and Emmy. It's written in the form of a long letter to Matt's youngest sister. He says: "Emmy, the events we lived through taught me to be sure of nothing about other people. They taught me to expect danger around every corner. They taught me to understand that there are people in this world who mean you harm. And sometimes, they’re people who say they love you, and mean it." Matt has long since put himself in charge of protecting his sisters from their enemy. And who is their enemy? It's Nikki O'Grady Walsh. Their mother. Who loves them. Matt's managed to keep himself and his sisters safe, more or less. He's done okay. But secretly, inside, he's growing tired and hopeless. Then, suddenly, there's a possible ally on the horizon. Someone who can maybe help him get rid of his mother for good. Murdoch. His mother's ex-boyfriend.

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