Poor Florida Cracker by Chelsea Falin - Book Tour + Giveaway
Poor Florida Cracker
by Chelsea Falin
Genre: YA Coming of Age
Sissy Collet and her siblings have grown up with neglectful parents, impoverished, and bullied by their small town. When they finally get their chance to break free, they take it - despite having the odds stacked against their favor. With nothing except a half-cooked scheme and an old beater, they set off without a set destination in the hopes they will finally be free of the baggage holding them back. Will Sissy get her happily ever after? Or will she never be anything more than a Poor Florida Cracker?
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Jesse said nothing as he disappeared into the bedroom to
change. He returned shortly wearing only frayed jean cutoffs that had seen
better days. Neither of my brothers wore shirts unless necessary. I couldn’t
blame them. If it hadn’t been inappropriate, I would’ve gone shirtless, too. As
it was, I wore a pair of denim shorts and a light blue spaghetti-strapped tank
top that was faded and worn with age.
The hot, humid Florida weather was unbearable, even for
natives. We had no air conditioning to help take the edge off, so we made do
with a few circulating fans and open windows. The heat emanating from the stove
wasn’t helping. I was drenched in sweat.
“You go to school
today?” I avoided looking my brother in the face and shook my head to say I
hadn’t. School was to be avoided at all costs. There, I was the victim of
heartless bullying and dropping grades. It was the epitome of my own personal
hell. “You need to go to school. At least try, y’ know? Else child services
will be back.”
I didn’t answer, fixing my attention on the food. Jesse let
out an exasperated sigh, knowing it was useless to argue and walked outside.
From the kitchen window, I saw him sitting beneath the only tree in our measly
backyard plot. Resting his head against the trunk, Jesse bent his knees close
to his chest and closed his eyes. I bet it’s cooler out there, I thought.
In her personal life, Chelsea is the mother of a six year old daughter. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, fishing, hiking, biking, traveling, and spending time with her friends or family.
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