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In a small, politically tense town, six individuals are drawn together over the course of a single week. Tensions flare as personal biases and community divisions surface, culminating in a sudden act of violence that claims a life. The story examines how close contact in a fraught setting can lead to lethal consequences.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Ellen Hopkins
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