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Gr 8 Up—Too poor to be destined for anything more than the same sort of life he already has, Hollis Brown has accepted his small-town fate. His morning ritual of standing a little too close to the passing freight train and his bad habit of running his mouth to boys he knows will start fights are enough to make him feel alive and keep the darkness at bay. Mostly. Plus, he has Yulia and Annie to fill his time, even if things with Annie aren't quite what he wishes they were. But when an enigmatic boy named Walt catches ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More