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- Shelter   In a West Virginia forest in 1963, a group of
children at summer camp enter a foreboding Eden and experience
an unexpected rite of passage. Shelter is an astonishing
portrayal of an American loss of innocence as witnessed by a
mysterious drifter named Parson, two young sisters, Lenny and
Alma, and a feral boy called Buddy. Together they come to
understand bravery and the importance of compassion. Phillips
unearths a dangerous beauty in this primeval terrain and in the
hearts of her characters. Lies, secrets, erotic initiations, and
the bonds of love between frie