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Eddie's father, two uncles, and best friend are all dead, and it's a struggle for him not to end up the same way. Violence makes Fresno wallow in tears, as if a huge onion were buried beneath the city. Making an effort to walk a straight line despite constant temptations and frustrations,... read more
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I knew the mortuary students would get good jobs because my cousin had died recently and my father and two uncles were dead, all of them now with arms like the arms of praying mantises, crooked and thin as whispers.
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0152013334
Page Count: 160
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0152013334
Page Count: 160
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- Books › Teens › Social Issues › Violence
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction
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