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After a dramatic courtroom acquittal, seventeen‑year‑old David returns to his family’s home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There he is forced to face both the cause of his conviction and the complex dynamics of his relatives. Amid these tensions, David learns unsettling facts about his young cousin Lily, pushing him to confront deep family secrets and his own emotional struggles.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Nancy Werlin
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