Monique, 20 years old, VA

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Monique keeps a small jar on her windowsill, where she drops a coin after getting through a hard day, a private tradition that started when she first moved out on her own and wasn’t sure she’d make it. She spent most of her childhood in foster care and aged out with a trash bag of belongings, a part-time job, and no one to call when the rent was due. Monique works the early shift at a pharmacy and spends her evenings in a dental assistant program, determined to build a career with steady hours and a paycheck she can count on. She’s resourceful and quick to laugh. She rarely asks for help, because she’s learned that asking doesn’t always lead anywhere, but she lights up when someone shows her they’re paying attention. Monique has had to be her own safety net for most of her life, and she deserves a community that finally holds the net for her.

Every good story deserves a next chapter, and Monique has been waiting for hers. After early shifts at the pharmacy and long evenings in dental assistant classes, she saves her reading for the quiet end of the day, when the world finally slows down and she can slip into a story just for her. Volume 2 of Fairy Cat lets her keep following the characters she's come to love, with no cliffhanger left waiting. For a young woman who has spent years being her own safety net, a few hours with a favorite series is a small, well-earned reward, one more bright thing to drop into the jar of good days she keeps on her windowsill.