This book explores the use of eugenics in NC through a fictional character. Eugenics was unfortunately a practice that was used in NC until the 1970s. The state has since set up a fund to pay victims for what they had to endure. In the story Leah‘s father passes away suddenly (her mom died when she was born). The story takes place in the 1930s & there are definite distinctions between classes. As well as Leah growing up near the beach to moving to