Before We Were Yours
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Prelude Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26
Themes
All Themes Personal Identity Family Secrets Injustice and Class Divisions Child Trafficking, Heritage, and Rewriting History
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Characters
All Characters Avery Judith Stafford Rill Foss/May Weathers Crandall Trent Turner III Judy Myers Stafford Trent Turner Sr./Stevie Fern Foss/Beth Weathers Camellia Foss/Iris Weathers Lark Foss/Bonnie Weathers Gabion “Gabby” Foss/Robby Weathers Mary Anne “Queenie” Anthony B. A. “Briny” Foss Georgia Tann Ida Murphy Mrs. Pulnik Mr. Riggs Old Zede Silas Senator Wells Stafford Honeybee Stafford Darren Sevier Victoria Sevier Miss Dodd Hootsie Elliot Zuma Leslie Arnelle “Arney” McCamey Ian Jonah Allison James Sherry Christine
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All Symbols Dragonfly Bracelets
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Before We Were Yours

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Lisa Wingate
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Dragonfly Bracelets

The dragonfly bracelets that Judy Stafford, Rill Foss, Fern Foss, and Lark Foss all wear symbolizes their common heritage and shared identity as Queenie and Briny’s children. The dragonfly bracelets contain…

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