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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2007
Gr 7-10 The window box that falls and kills Colm's dog on the night that the teen's mother marries for the third time pretty much describes how his life is going. His father, who deserted the family 15 years earlier, wants to see him. His mother and her new husband are honeymooning in Las Vegas, where she's gotten a surprise job singing with a band, and they're seriously considering staying on. That would mean se...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Colm Drucker acts much older than fifteen, mostly to counteract the legacy of his wayward father. Then his father suddenly reap...Log In or Sign Up to Read More