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215 pp.
March, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-7613-1581-0$$15.95
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LibraryISBN 0-7613-2601-4$$22.90
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YA
High-schooler Young Steward and his friends fall under the spell of an amoral new student who suggests they turn the class geek, Simon Glass, into a popular figure. On page one readers are told Glass will be killed; after-the-fact commentary at the head of each chapter gives clues as to how and why. This device contributes to the menacing tone in a suspense novel that has a strong psychological component.