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Splintering

Splintering

Age Level:
YA
Genre:
Fiction, Poetry
Published:
2004
Audiobook Available

After a stranger breaks in and terrorizes a gathering, the family members learn to cope with the aftermath of the crime and their other problems. Told in alternating chapters by Jeremy and his sister Paulie, these poems fit the fast-moving, gripping plot.

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