An unforgettable debut novel about the lives of a group of alienated teenagers in suburban California that Introduces a startling new voice in fiction. Meet Allen Mockery: "The day I turned sixteen years old I had no idea that in four months nearly everyone I cared about would be dead. Unburdened by this foreknowledge, it was with a free and unclouded spirit that I went down to the DMV and failed my driving test."...
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