Books like Away we go by Emil Ostrovski
Westing High is a high school unlike any otherโadmission requires that a student be terminally ill, each student diagnosed with the Peter Pan Virus (PPV) and expected to die before graduating. The setting forces characters to confront life, death, and selfโesteem while grappling with social issues such as homosexuality, all within the isolated atmosphere of a boarding school.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Coming of Age/Teen Coming of Age
Authors: Emil Ostrovski
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