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The son of a Pentecostal preacher faces his personal demons as he and his two outcast friends try to make it through their senior year of high school in rural Forrestville, Tennessee without letting the small‑town culture destroy their creative spirits and sense of self.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Jeff Zentner
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