V.C. Andrews — Runaways

Pocket Books 1998 Paperback, 352pp. "The spellbinding Orphans series concludes in this thrilling new novel from V. C. Andrews. "All for one and one for all" was the girls\' motto. In the grim foster home for orphans run by Louise and Gordon Tooey, at least Brooke, Crystal, Raven, and Butterfly had each other. Calling themselves "sisters," together they could forget the past and dream of a new chance. a real home. Then they discovered a secret even more haunting than Gordon\'s heavy boots pounding on the wooden floors. Their fragile hopes of a better life shattered, they escaped the only way they could. Soon they were runaways in a borrowed car, desperately wishing to wake up one morning in a place of sunshine and love. Spine and cover creased. Bookshop stamp inside.", (ISBN: 9780671007638). Good.