BETWEEN THE BLOODS is the story of a boy facing poverty and racism as he grows up in the years following WWI. Wayne struggles to understand a world that punishes him for his mixed heritage. Poor and never knowing is Dakota father, Wayne suffers the abuse of Bill, his one-legged, drunken step-father, who says Wayne is cursed by the Dog Star. Wherever Wayne goes, he finds people determined to prove Bill right. Only with the love of his mother, his dog and a few misfit friends, does Wayne survive the adventures of his young life. Follow Wayne as he searches for his identity and finds friendship, humor, and tragedy along the way.

      

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