Better Than Nothing

BETTER THAN NOTHING Julie Driscoll's entire family dies in a tragic fire so with no family, Julie becomes the problem of Child Services. They put her in an orphan's home who, in turn, places her in a foster home. The teen-age boys who live there terrorize Julie until she runs away. She roams the streets, sleeping in cardboard boxes, begging for food or stealing her way past starvation. Julie finally meets a librarian, Kathy Sterling, who begins teaching her a trade and giving her hope again. But when Kathy disappears everything goes haywire. Her new friends, Simon, Patsy and Zach are there to help. But can they rescue Kathy before it's too late and will Julie ever have another family to love and care for her? Suspense, a few romantic thrills and a bit of inspiration make this novel worth reading.