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308 pp.
| Harcourt |
July, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-15-206121-0$17.00
(4)
YA
Wannabe soccer star Jonny Fehey longs to be atop the high school social ladder, alongside golden boy Kyle Saint-Claire. After scoring a game-winning goal, Jonny's invited to hang with Kyle and the in-crowd at "the circle," where Jonny witnesses--and doesn't stop--a rape. The story's resolution is unsatisfying, but Martino's portrait of the high school caste system is realistic.