Sheri L. Gilbert, . . Dell/Laurel-Leaf, $5.99 (218pp) ISBN 978-0-440-41999-0
In a starred review, PW
wrote, "Readers will quickly adopt the 12-year-old narrator's no-nonsense take on things as he attempts to understand his best friend's death and the history of his town's prejudices. An impressive first novel." Ages 8-12. (July)
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