I Can Hear the Mourning Dove
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I Can Hear the Mourning Dove

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Portraying emotional complexities that many teenage readers can relate to, Bennett presents this intense and moving novel. Grace attempts to cope with the recent death of her father and her own suicidal despair. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
Paperback, 208 pages
Published January 26th 1997 by Scholastic (first published October 1st 1990)
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Steph
Apr 30, 2008 Steph rated it 5 of 5 stars
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the best of all of the depressed young girl books. i vividly remember a scene in the book of gazpacho shattering all over the floor, and that scene encapsulates for me the mood and tension of the entire book.
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Feb 27, 2009 Christina rated it 4 of 5 stars
Amazing story about a girl suffering after her father's death and her own suicide attempt. Shows her recovery, and how she slowly learns how to manage in this hard cruel world.
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About James W. Bennett

Writer James Bennett draws heavily on personal experience in his novels for young adult readers. His high school-aged protagonists are often emotionally or intellectually confused individuals unable to summon the emotional strength to deal with the circumstances that confront them in school, at home, and in other social situations. Only the caring, compassionate support of others can provide Benne...more
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