Beyond the Score, I'm Perfect in My Own Right

Nora has spent years trapped in a cruel family scoring system where pleasing her sensitive sister Poppy earns points and upsetting her brings deductions. After a dog bite leaves her needing rabies treatment, her parents steal her borrowed money to buy Poppy a bracelet. When they refuse to pay for her medical care and threaten her mentor's reputation, Nora finally breaks free. She leaves home, pursues her physics talent, and builds a new life nearly eight hundred miles away. This is a powerful story about escaping emotional abuse, reclaiming self-worth, and refusing to earn love through points.