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Eighteen‑year‑old Eric emerges from juvenile detention after murdering his parents. In search of tenderness, he turns to the killing of girls. Fifteen‑year‑old Lori, who has recently run away from home again, is emotionally naive and sexually precocious. She also looks for tenderness, which she discovers in Eric. The novel follows the perilous relationship between the two and poses the question of whether they will be each other’s salvation or destruction.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Robert Cormier
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