Prelude to Bruise Educators Sal is a book-loving science

Sal is a book-loving science nerd trying to grow beyond his dead-end job in a new city

to other household objects with dreams of a life beyond their predestined roles

reclaiming the spaces she'd been denied

and bolt-locked doors

More than ever

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