"In a forgotten pocket of Southern Ohio where American manufacturing and opportunity are drying up, a determined young woman finds a ticket out when she is accepted to college. Alongside her older brother, Ruth Avery joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way. Together, they spend one brutal winter working the scrap yards during the day and stealing metal from the once thriving factories at night. With her goal in sight, Ruth sees that the ultimate cost for an education for a girl like her may be more than she bargained for"--Container.
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