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Konigsberg, Bill

The Porcupine of Truth

332 pp. | Scholastic/Levine | June, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-64893-6 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-545-64894-3
(3) YA Visiting small-town Montana to care for his long-absent alcoholic father, also the child of estranged parents, Carson becomes obsessed with discovering the reason for his grandfather's abandonment. New friend Aisha, homeless since coming out to her family, joins his cross-country scavenger hunt. Smart-alecky dialogue and quirky roadside characters lighten the commentary on religion, secrets, family, and forgiveness.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

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