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249 pp.
| Holt |
September, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-7200-4$$16.95
(2)
YA
Tashjian's novel shatters any stereotypes young readers may have about people in abusive relationships. Smart and secure, seventeen-year-old Becky is an aspiring comic, as is her new boyfriend Kip, who is sweet and funny. How Kip gradually becomes controlling and abusive--and why Becky continues to stay with him--comes across as frighteningly believable in this gripping story.