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Boock, Paula

Dare Truth or Promise

170 pp. | Houghton | October, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-395-97117-9 $$15.00
(2) YA In a recasting of that old cliché of gay teen novels, a car crash near the end of this story serves to heal, not wreck, the relationship between two girls. Willa and Louie hate having to sneak around and lie, and they eventually fight and split up. But their story also has moments of bliss (descriptions of their attraction and love are authentically rendered), and--best of all--a happy ending in a convincing, affecting novel from New Zealand.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 1999

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