Under the Tulip Tree CANDICE As Mika begins to find

As Mika begins to find her place at Nowhere House

utter chaos descends

I just want to crash on the couch tonight

identity and loyalty

Under the Tulip Tree CANDICE As Mika begins to findSixteen year old Lorena Lelands dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929. Seven years into the Great Depression, Renas banker father has retreated into the bottle, her sister is married to a lazy charlatan and gambler, and Rena is an unemployed newspaper reporter. Eager for any writing job, Rena accepts a position interviewing former slaves for the Federal Writers Project. There, she meets