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Chasing Tail Lights
By Jones, Patrick T.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80279-628-8
- Publisher
- New York : Walker, 2007.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2007
Gr 10-Up Christy Mallory, 17, spends her time at the top of a bridge in Flint, MI, getting high and "chasing tail lights." As she watches cars going past, she imagines where they are going and wishes she could follow. With her father dead, her oldest brother in prison for life, and her mother blind to the fear and abuse that the remaining Mallory children face from brother Ryan, Christy believes she'll never escape the poverty and oppression in her life. Ryan...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Christy's father died when she was eight, leaving her with a negligent mother and a violent brother. Now seven...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
