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In Weaver Falls, New Hampshire, in 1975, seventeen-year-old Jocelyn looks for answers when her lifelong neighbor and friend, Gabe, turns up missing and she learns that, while her boyfriend has been telling everything to a priest, Gabe has been keeping terrible secrets., Religious faith, sexual abuse, and love tangle together as these challenging topics are carefully explored in this engrossing young adult novel set in small-town New Hampshire in 1975. Seventeen-year-old Jocelyn (Joss) has a troubled history with religion, while Benny, her boyfriend, has a strong tie to the local priest, Father Warren, who considers Joss "stained." Her next-door neighbor, Gabe, has disappeared, and as Joss struggles to discover where he's gone, she remembers her trauma-tinged childhood. As she faces her past, Joss begins to understand the confusing details of her life, and where her own future lies. Named a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2005.
| Size | | Length: | 200 pages | | Height: | 8.3 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 10.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[Q]uietly powerful, expertly told...."
Publishers Weekly (02/21/2005)
"Jacobson's admirable first work for young adults is one in which controversial topics are delicately handled. Provocative--and timely."
Kirkus (03/01/2005)
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