2011 Page Awards Judges Notes:
You have created a deeply sympathetic protagonist. Your emphasis on ‘the system’ of government childcare, and the world it encompasses of damaged children searching for safety and love, is a fascinating backdrop for the story.
Thematically, you use that to point out that some people survive the experience and are stronger for it, like Corey, while others are so damaged as to be irreparable, like George.
It really gives the script some dramatic punch that makes it stand out.