Elizabeth O'Sullivan is an eleven-year-old girl with uneven bangs and a grand imagination. She sees the world as she needs it to be and makes the real unreal; a proper skill to have when born into a family cursed with hard realities. She hopes to reach the age of twelve, leave Catholic school and her nemesis Sister Mary Paul behind. At home her world revolves around her siblings, a sweet mother, and a brutal father who is shaped and defined by childhood diabetes. Elizabeth sees Sister Mary Paul and her father as two distinct monsters that are tethered together with a long rope that extends for miles. If one appeared Elizabeth knew for sure the other was just around the corner, lurking. The only place to hide was in her make believe world. Elizabeth's story is one of resilience and pluck.
