When his 9th grade language arts teacher tells im to pay attention to the poetry assignment or take a hike, Romar opts for the hike, walks out of Roseburg Oregon High School and embarks on a journey to find his mother. He figures that shouldn't be too hard. She's in prison in Washington. Romar lived with his dad and Granny, until dad dies, then he and Granny moved in with relatives, who didn't really want them, until Granny died. Now he is on his own.
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