CONTENTS
PREFACE
AUTHOR’S NOTE
PART ONE IN GOD WE TRUST
1 THE HEARTLAND
2 FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS
3 EDUCATION
4 HOME
5 BODY PARTS
6 VIRGINITY
7 SHARP OBJECTS
8 FREEDOM
PART TWO TRUST NO ONE
9 THE ISLAND
10 THE PROGRAM
11 DEAD BABIES
12 NEW GIRL
13 PRO-GRESS
14 RAPTURE
15 AGUA DE COCO
16 THE PASTOR
17 TURKEY
18 FLORIDA
EPILOGUE
AFTERWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
AN INTERVIEW WITH JULIA SCHEERES
READING GROUP GUIDE & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS