...concentration. Lacey’s father was a salesman whose territory took him away from home most days of the week. On weekends he went shopping for food and ... ...ornful name-calling. She rejoiced every June when summer offered a respite from the bullying. Lacey spent entire days sprawled on her bed engrossed in... ...driveway cement. She cried out, tears springing to her eyes, blood pouring from her skinned arm. Roger bent down to help but she shook him off. “I’m a... ...struck. 9 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE ROGER BROCK was almost home. After being up north at col- lege for five years, he was starting his first job as a high ... ... summer job at The Toronto Star. It is amazing there – I get to see famous writers all the time. When the presses are going it’s like thunder rumbling... ...b, and even her expected book revenue. “We won’t count on that,” he said. “Writers don’t make much, in my experience. We’ll get what we can out of him... ...xperience. We’ll get what we can out of him.” She hoped he was wrong about writers. If she had to work full-time, she would not have time to write any... ...orking as a nanny. He’s an aero- nautical engineer, and was poached by the North Americans 47 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE back in the fifties. They moved to ... ...Baby limo, indeed! My modest car has assumed a higher status! On the drive north Jake told Lacey about his cabin. “I love the lake. The cabin’s not mu...