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When two teenage boys confront the absence of the fathers who left them at a young age, they find unexpected common ground and support each other through the emotional challenges of growing up without paternal guidance. Their bond illustrates how shared experience can bridge differences and foster healing amid family struggles.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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