- Humorous stories, Jews, Leukemia, Family life
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
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Contemporary, classical in form, intimate and spare.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Jesse Andrews
- First published
- 2012
- Pages
- 304
- Publisher
- Listening Library, Atlantic Books, Limited, Amulet Books
- Editions
- 19
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781419705328
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