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244 pp.
| Holiday |
June, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-8234-1701-8$$16.95
(3)
YA
Fired up by the writings of Henry David Thoreau (and by a class project), Beth Gardner and three other social outcasts build a cabin in Wayburn Woods and begin to live "deliberately." Thoreau's philosophy is the touchstone of this engaging, human story, and the characters' personalities, high-school politics, and an eventual showdown with a developer add tension and interest.