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He learns about competition and jealousy, anger and desire. But it's a picture he finds in a file -- a picture of a girl with half a face -- that truly connects him with the real world: its suffering, its injustice, and what he can do to fight.

Reminiscent of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" in the intensity and purity of its voice, this extraordinary novel is a love story, a legal drama, and a celebration of the music each of us hears inside.]]> 1379540 4.16 751 346 2009 4 0 false Sun Oct 18 08:55:49 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 08:55:49 -0700 2009