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Recovering from the recent suicide of her ex-boyfriend, senior class president Keisha Montgomery finds herself attracted to a dangerous, older man.
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Classical in form, contemporary, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Sharon M. Draper
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Simone Pulse, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780689851346
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