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A first novel for young adults from a widely respected American novelist. A novel of friendship in unlikely circumstances, with crossover appeal from fourteen upwards. "One of the greatest writers of our time" John Gardner.
Synopsis
Hard-hitting, page-turning and celebratory of friendship in unlikely circumstances, Joyce Carol Oates' sure touch with small town life hits home in her first young adult novel.