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Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA true story about disability, sisters, and standing up for the right to be yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranke James is an environmental \u003cstrong\u003eactivist\u003c\/strong\u003e who got into trouble in her own backyard-\u003cstrong\u003efamily trouble\u003c\/strong\u003e. She objected when she heard her siblings' plan to put their \u003cstrong\u003edisabled sister\u003c\/strong\u003e, Teresa Heartchild, into a nursing home. Teresa, who has Down syndrome, refused to go. But the other siblings insisted and secretly put Teresa into an institution for \u003cstrong\u003eend-of-life care\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeresa was in shock. Franke was horrified and organized a rescue. That's when all hell broke loose. 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