24 Hours

By Mahy, Margaret

Publishers Summary:
During his first twenty-four hours after finishing high school, seventeen-year-old Ellis unexpectedly becomes part of an inner-city world far different from his comfortable life, which helps deal with his best friend's recent suicide.

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ISBN
978-0-68983-884-2
Publisher
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2000.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on August 24, 2000

Gr 9-Up Take a walk on the wild side in an unnamed New Zealand city with aspiring actor Ellis, 17, who falls in with Jackie Cattle, a disreputable former schoolmate. Jackie uses Ellis to crash an elegant lawn party and pry Ursa and Leona, two beautiful sisters, from the nasty clutches of their rich host, Christo. Ellis drives the girls home to the weird, otherworldly "Land-of-Smiles" hotel, where their profane, s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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