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Jenny Davis

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Jenny Davis has never been a person to sit on the sidelines. In her writing, teaching, and social activism she has translated her personal experiences--both pleasant and unpleasant--in ways that can help young people survive adolescence. Social concerns such as unemployment, homelessness, illiteracy, and violent crime are shown from the viewpoint of Davis's teen protagonists in such highly praised novels as Good-Bye and Keep Cold and Checking on the Moon.

Growing up involves more than just overcoming one or two obstacles for the young people who inhabit these novels. It means confronting a never-ending succession of challenges. In each of Davis's books, written in an engaging conversational style, teens learn that parents are not always rig...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 82 ratings · 18 reviews · 20 distinct works

	Sex Education 3.85 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	My rating:
	If Only I'd Known 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Good-Bye and Keep Cold 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Checking on the Moon 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	A Dangerous Education 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1990	My rating:
	Dear Heart 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Shadows of the Storm: The Image of War, 1861-1865, Vol. 1 (Images of War : 1861-1865, Vol 1) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1981	My rating:
	Une Page Se Tourne 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1991	My rating:
	Good-Bye and Keep Cold 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987	My rating:
	Somewhere Off Stage 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	My rating: