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OLDER FICTION
Ward, Rachel

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327 pp. | Scholastic/Chicken House | February, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-14299-1 $17.99
(4) YA When Jem looks into someone's eyes, she sees a number. But knowing the exact date a person will die isn't exactly comforting. A prickly veteran of foster care, she befriends Spider, a fellow outcast. When Jem suspiciously flees a terrorist attack, they become fugitives. Plot contrivances mar this debut, but Ward's thoughtful exploration of two teens living on society's fringes is provocative.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

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