A Narrative Poem novel by Ellen Hopkins.
Tropes in this novel:
- Diabolus ex Machina: The Downer Ending has no direct connection to the story's issues (religion-based Abusive Parents and teenage sex) and comes out of almost nowhere.
- Massive Numbered Siblings: Pattyn is the oldest of seven girls, and her mother eventually has a son as well.
- Someone to Remember Him By: Subverted in Burned, as both Ethan and the child die.
