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A teenage boy’s death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guilt ridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football in his senior year of high school.
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Earnest, classical in form, contemporary and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Sharon M. Draper
- First published
- October 23, 2007
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Thorndike Press, Atheneum
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781410407801
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