Fiction by Barbara Kingsolver
I have never read David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, but supposedly this is a modern retelling. It's not necessary to know Dickens to understand this book, however. The idea that systemic poverty negatively affects children is not new, although Dickens did more to shine a light on it than anyone before him I think. Unfortunately, as Ms. Kingsolver, points out, it's a problem that has yet to be solved.
Demon Copperhead is a nickname for a boy named Damon who lives with a single mom in Appalachia. He is born into poverty and lives through foster care, neglect, and worse.
I really loved the characters in this story. The narrator was amazing as well.
I also read by this author: Unsheltered
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