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Sammy Keys And The Sisters Of Mercy Analysis
The writer of this book did everything she could to research this book by actually going to live in shelters, sneaking into cargo holds, and learning about horse trailers. She got her idea from to book “Sammy Keys and the Sisters of Mercy.” The tone is both bitter and cynical because the author says how bad Holly has it which is bitter and cynical which makes the tone just that.
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