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Shadow People

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By Joyce McDonald
Publisher Random House Children's Books - (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
Shadow People
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Gabriel, Lydia, Alex, and Hollis are four totally different teenagers who were thrown together by accident. Or maybe they were destined to meet, for they all share something that unites them and drives them to act out in violenceanger. Gem is a girl whose path crosses theirs when she falls in love with Gabriel. Will her solid sense of self save Gabrielor will he destroy her? These five voices combine to tell the chilling tale of what happens in a small town in New Jersey when teenage fury is unleashed. And these five voices also tell the painful truths about the roots of that violence. As gripping as todays headlines, this powerful novel probes troubling territory and seeks to make sense of what seems, on the surface, senseless.

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68787 words68,787 words
288 pages288 pages
Lexile 810LLexile 810L
Published 2000Published 2000

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Book ISBN:

9780385326629

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