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Feb 06, 2016
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While dealing with her artistic mother's impractical handling of money, sixteen-year-old Flannery Malone is crushing on Tyrone O'Rourke, a childhood playmate who grew up to be quite attractive. But Tyrone rarely comes to class, and when they are paired up for a school project, he leaves Flannery holding the bag. There is clearly more to Tyrone and his absences than Flannery knows. Most disturbingly, though, for Flannery is how quickly her best friend Amber Mackey is swept up in a relationship wi
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An excellent coming-of-age story set in Newfoundland, Canada. It is a bit of a slow starter but it picks up at about the one-third mark. Flannery, the book's narrator, makes a lot of growth as she navigates thought her last year of high school
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this borders on 3 5-4 for me. There were some good themes and it was a good read, but I just couldn't quite get to amazing read. It needed something else and it just missed a certain spark. Still, a likeable character and fast read
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