author - "Kevin Penny"
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Shaun O’Connor has a dream; he loves wild animals and yearns to migrate to Africa before his bitter enemy, Danny O’Flaherty, kills him. Shaun’s mother is about to marry Arnold, an alcoholic. A few weeks after the marriage, Arnold steals Shaun’s savings to buy alcohol. When accused, Arnold punches and straps the teenager. The events that follow change the teenager’s family life forever.
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Shaun O’Connor has a dream; he loves wild animals and yearns to migrate to Africa before his bitter enemy, Danny O’Flaherty, kills him. Shaun’s mother is about to marry Arnold, an alcoholic. A few weeks after the marriage, Arnold steals Shaun’s savings to buy alcohol. When accused, Arnold punches and straps the teenager. The events that follow change the teenager’s family life forever.