The One Safe Place Analysis

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In The One Safe Place by Tania Unsworth, Devin, the unusual boy, discovers the home is bad. Devin comes to the city after his grandfather dies for some help at the farm. He does not find help, but he and a friend goes to children’s home. After a while at the home he learns about how children get put in a dream, becomes spoiled, and then adopted. The children get trick by the adults. Until Devin finds out the truth. Friends and he plan to escape and they accomplish it. When they get out they a little irate. Then Devin says the farm is a safe place, they

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