![]() She throws them to the ground, veers into oncoming traffic, locks them into rooms, and even holds knives to their necks while they're sleeping. ![]() Nikki, the kids' mother, commits monstrous acts against her own children. This book does not shy away from descriptions of some pretty awful abuse. So while it's a raw and heart-wrenching read, it's also a well-written tale about the Walsh siblings and their struggle to survive their mom's chaotic and violent reign of terror. Or so the folks who nominated it for a National Book Award think, anyway. It isn't just serious, though-it's seriously awesome, too. Okay, so this isn't the kind of book that you pick up for a fun, breezy beach read. Are you having a good day today? Feeling pretty good about the world? Got a bounce in your step? Well, consider yourself warned: This all might change once you start reading Nancy Werlin's The Rules of Survival, a brutally honest tale about abuse at the hands of the one person every kid is supposed to be able to trust: their mother. ![]()
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