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Lyon, George Ella

Sonny's House of Spies

298 pp. | Atheneum/Jackson | June, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-689-85168-5 $16.95
(2) YA Living in a secretive southern family in the 1950s, Sonny, thirteen, is still trying to make sense of an incident that occurred when he was six (his mother heaved a plate at his father, who left the next morning). His attempts to grapple with the issues of race and sexuality bring about major repercussions. This lively novel crackles with wit as it sensitively explores Sonny's world.
Reviewer: Barbara Scotto | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2004

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