Wire Mesh Mothers

This was my first book by Elizabeth Massie. I really enjoyed it from beginning to end, so I will be looking for more books by this author. How scary it would be to come in contact with someone as disturbed as Tony! It was also a bit sad at times to read about her because I have to wonder if someone like this would have turned out better if she had a better upbringing (i.e., better parents). Mistie's story was very sad. It's amazing how screwed up parents can mess up a child's life as they did for these two characters.

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It all started with the best of intentions. Kate McDolen, an elementary school teacher, knew she had to protect one of her students, little eight-year-old Mistie, from parents who were making her life a living hell. So Kate packed her bags, quietly picked up Mistie after school one day and set off with her toward what she thought would be a new life. How could she know she was driving headlong into a nightmare?

The nightmare began when Tony jumped into the passenger seat of Kate's car, waving a gun. Tony was a dangerous girl, more dangerous than anyone could have dreamed. She didn't admire anything except violence and cruelty, and she had very different plans in mind for Kate and little Mistie. The cross-country trip that show more followed would turn into a one-way journey to fear, desperation...and madness. show less