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Goobie, Beth

The Lottery

264 pp. | Orca | October, 2002 | Trade ISBN 1-55143-238-2 $$15.95
(4) YA Every year the Shadow Council at Sal's high school holds a lottery; the "winner" becomes the school pariah and is forced to do the club's bidding. When Sal's name is selected, she finds she is not strong enough to resist the group's demands. Despite an over-the-top plot and some melodramatic prose, the book raises important philosophical issues about conformity, victimization, and the abuse of power.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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