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Gr 8-Up Like the characters featured in this journal's second volume, the stories vary widely. There are tales about teens trying to be "bad" (E. R. Frank's "Cousins"), boys who have made poor choices (Eugenie Doyle's "T"), and young men who are truly evil, whether by choice (Jacqueline Woodson's "Poe-Raven," an excerpt from her unpublished novel Grail, NY) or by nature (Edward Averett's "Joaquin Years"). While the authors are confident, skilled writers, not all of the selections here have wide teen appeal. Some pieces (those...Log In or Sign Up to Read More