The destruction of the country's major cities, and the end of America as we know it.After her daughter is born, Elyse finds herself without the ability she needs to predict the future.
Others see them as a threat.When Elyse gives birth to the next generation oracle, she sees one final vision-war. Those who glorify the supernatural race believe Descendants truly are the gods they claim relation to. It was never meant to be as peaceful as most had hoped.Humans and Descendants struggle to live together in a world that isn't ready for such a change. Some see this as the prophecy come to fruition, but the prophecy caries a heavy consequence. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Lead Council member, Christoph, is dead by Elyse's hand, and Descendants have begun to emerge, exposing their secret to the world. Love is waiting for all of them in LA, but pursuing a life without Lucy could mean losing her forever.Ultimately it’s their bond with each other that holds them together, in a true test of love, loss and survival. She befriends the wrong people, members of another gang, and every bad choice she makes drags the family into her dangerous world.Told from three points of view, the story follows Lucy down the rabbit hole, along with her mother and sister as they sacrifice dreams and happiness, friendships and futures. When things get too heavy, and lives are at stake, the three girls head for LA seeking a better life.But trouble always follows Lucy. They teach her to fight, to shank, to beat a person unconscious and play with guns. Lucy’s barrio friends have changed since her last visit. When they move to the city with their mother, leaving behind their family ranch and dead-beat father, Lucy unravels.They run to their grandparents’ place, a trailer park mobile home in the barrio of San Jose. The members of her crew call her, Guera, Spanish for “white girl” and it doesn’t take long for her to get lost in their world of guns and drugs.* * *Lucy and Ruth are country girls from a broken home. This book will haunt and uplift readers long after they turn the last page.”-KAT ROSS, best-selling author of The Midnight SeaCARRY ME HOME is a fictional novel inspired by the true story of a teenage girl’s involvement in several Mexican gangs in San Jose and Los Angeles. “A riveting page-turner.Jessica Therrien broke my heart into a million pieces-and then put it back together again.
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