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Lucas the Oafish Inmate

Todd Hicks

Publisher: BookRix

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Summary

Clumsy and not the brightest of teens, Lucas Flake helps out on the farm at home but lives in poverty. Once he graduates from high school, he starts feeling pressure to move out of his parents’ home; yet, he struggles in his endeavor to find employment that will propel him to independence.
 
Thinking he has no realistic chance of overcoming his fate, he seeks a way to move forward. Toward no longer living in despair.
 
What’s in store for him? Buy this book to find out.
Available since: 12/20/2023.
Print length: 51 pages.

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