Concerned when Carsten misses school one day, Kacey goes to the school secretary who tells her there'd been unfortunate accident at his home. Then she learns he'd fallen down the stairs, breaking his wrist. Now he's in the hospital-recovering from surgery! But Kacey doesn't believe that it was an accident at all.
Her suspicions grow stronger over time, but each time she confides in her parents, they dismiss her. She feels helpless in saving Carsten from his unloving and neglectful parents, but deep down she knows she must continue to try and advocate for him-no matter the cost.
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