After
Author: Amy Efaw
An infant left in the trash to die. A teenage mother who never knew she was pregnant . . .,,Before That Morning, these were the words most often used to describe straight-A student and star soccer player Devon Davenport: responsible, hardworking, mature. But all that changes when the police find Devon home sick from school as they investigate the case of an abandoned baby…..Read More
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