Smeltz, Kelsey

Through my life, and my faith, I have learned to see the world in a realistic manner. From being institutionalized six times during my elementary years, to being placed in foster care at the end of my elementary years to being placed in a group home at the age of sixteen, and finally being placed in prison at the age of eighteen; I have taken all that pain and suffering, and placed it into this novel. What I mean by seeing the world in a "realistic manner" is that from these painful life experiences, I have learned to see the "bad" and the "good" in people. Though this may sound like a simple