What Jamie Saw Stephene Drouillard

"When Jamie saw him throw the baby, saw Van throw the little baby, saw Van throw his little sister Nin, then they moved."
What Jamie Saw is a 1996 Newbery Honor Book written by Carolyn Coman. What Jamie Saw is a heart-wrenching story of a boy's struggle with abuse and depression. Set in New Hampshire, it follows a poor woman and her two children as they fight to start a new life after escaping an abusive situation.
The explosive beginning of the story starts a whirlwind of emotions and events. At the start of the story, an abusive boyfriend took out his anger on Patty's youngest child Nin.…