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People who attend the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded
knows it is a place where no one wants to be. The young women who live
there certainly don't want to be there. Maxine has to protect her
younger sister Rose from mean attendants and older girls who like to
bully the weak. Alice has to fend for herself after her brother couldn't
support her because of her club foot. London was dragged to the school
after one unexpected moment in her life. Each of the four girls is
determined to change their fate, no matter what happens to them.
The novel was an interesting and unexpected read. Sometimes, it's
hard to imagine that we make progress when we are now having "The first
woman to do/win" or even a person of color to be the first. After
reading this novel, I am truly glad I was born in this era, otherwise, I
would surely have been deemed a moron, imbecile or idiot. It's hard to
imagine what these people suffered through just because they were
labeled as "different". However, there were
a few things I didn't like about the book. I wasn't fond of those
endings where the reader gets to decide what happens to the characters. I
wanted to know what happened to them. I wish there were more details on
London's foster guardian and I wanted to know what happened to her.
