Secrets of the Shopping Mall LaurelLeaf Contemporary Fiction

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By Richard Peck
Publisher Laurel Leaf
Secrets of the Shopping Mall LaurelLeaf Contemporary Fiction
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Trying to escape the vicious King Kobra gang andtroubled life at home, eighth graders Barnie andTeresa flee the city. With only four dollarsbetween them, they hop a bus, hoping to find a new lifeat the end of the line. Destination ParadisePark. But Paradise Park turns out to be acementcovered suburban shopping mallnot quite the paradisethey had hoped for.brbrbrbrWith no moneyand no home to retum to, they are forced to stay.And paradise park takes them inin more ways thanone. Barnie and Teresa spend their days and nightsin the climatecontrolled consumer paradise of alarge department store. And just when they thinkthey can live there unnoticed forever, Teresa andBarnie find that even Paradise Park has its secrets.Even in the dead of night, they are far fromalone....

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39552 words39,552 words
192 pages192 pages
Grade 7 to 9Grade 7 to 9
Published 1980Published 1980
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0440980992

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