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Character Analysis: Foster Home
After her parents are killed, a young girl is determined to find her homeless uncle, who she believes will save her from her foster home.

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IZZY (12) is a typical girl who lives with her parents. After begging her parents for ice cream, her father thinks he sees his long-lost brother, TOM, a homeless man. Her parents race after the man, but run into robbers who shoot and kill them. Izzy’s life is shattered.
The only living relative is her Uncle Tom, who is homeless and taking a “time out from reality.” The social worker doesn’t have any choice and Izzy’s placed in the foster home of EDDY and JANICE with another foster girl, OLIVIA. She soon realizes that her foster parents are abusive. Determined to get out of the foster home,
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