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Zen and Xander Undone

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By Amy Kathleen Ryan
Publisher HMH Trade
Zen and Xander Undone
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Zen and Xander are sisterstruly, madly, deeply sisters, and this is their last summer together. Zen is the good girl with a black belt in karate and a newfound penchant for kicking heads. Xander is a wild scientific genius with a selfdestructive streak a lightyear long. They have three things in common theyre browneyed blondes, theyve noticed the boy next door has turned into a hottie, and they miss their mom, who died almost a year ago. These sisters are surviving just fineexcept Zen keeps getting into fights that are harder and harder to finish, while Xander spirals into a vortex of latenight parties, scary men, and drugs. Whats worse, Xander has scholarships to the most coveted universities in the country, but shes about to ruin everything. Should Zen keep trying to protect Xander, or finally let her go?

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61086 words61,086 words
224 pages224 pages
Lexile HL730LLexile HL730L
Grade 9 to H+Grade 9 to H+
Age 14-18Age 14-18
Published 2010Published 2010

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9780547062488

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