Itch
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- Synopsis
- After the death of her beloved Gramps, Delores Colchester, better known as "Itch", moves with her grandmother from Florida to Ohio. Starting over is hard, and Itch feels like an outsider in her new school, until she becomes friends with popular baton-twirling Gwendolyn. On the outside, Gwendolyn seems perfect: talented, smart, and beautiful. But she has a dark secret, which Itch begins to suspect and soon discovers is true. "Speaking up takes courage", Gramps had always told Itch, and she's about to discover just how much. Michelle D. Kwasney weaves a compelling story about child abuse, family, and friendship against the backdrop of the late 1960s.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 240 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780805080834
- Publisher:
- Henry Holt & Company
- Date of Addition:
- 11/28/09
- Copyrighted By:
- Michelle D. Kwasney
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Education
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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