OLDER FICTION
Frank, E. R.

Friction

(2) YA Eighth-grader Alex thinks her teacher Simon is cool, but new-girl Stacy tells everyone that Simon "likes" Alex ("Like like"). Eventually, Stacy claims that Simon has molested her. Alex's naive voice is genuine; she comes to realize that not everything is black and white.

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