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Distraught by their parents’ impending divorce, a brother and sister flee home and find refuge in Golden Gate Park. There they encounter a diverse group of homeless residents and learn that a murderer may be hiding among those they meet.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Coming of Age/Childhood Coming of Age
Authors: Marilyn Sachs
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