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249 pp.
| Scholastic |
April, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-545-09749-9$16.99
(3)
YA
When their friend Tommy goes missing and their English teacher begins behaving suspiciously while teaching Crime and Punishment, Micheal and his dead-end friends assume foul play. They go about investigating a nonexistent murder with disastrous results. No happy endings here, as the boys' violent actions have realistic consequences. The teen voices are pitch-perfect in their awkward ignorance, longing, and despair.