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Trash Barrel

the Junkman’s Daughter

by Tori Hine

As a nurse, Trisha Barrel’s mother was deployed to Iraq following 9/11, leaving Trish to live with her divorced dad during her senior year. Thrown into a chaotic situation both at home and a new school, Trish must somehow survive numerous hardships to meet her goal of entrance into a preferred college, despite her gifted IQ with dyslexic hindrances. Befriended by the son of a local pastor with Asperger’s tendencies, together they must overcome bullying, her dad’s addictions, ostracism, and disabilities to ultimately achieve their goals. Upon graduation with promises of reconnecting at their ten year reunion, will they find more than friendship when they meet up again? Join Trish and Jonah, who further seek something above and beyond camaraderie, as they must first face and overcome insurmountable odds before their dreams can become a reality.