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Is this a clean book? Can a young teen read this?

Laura I read this with my 8th grade students. They needed help identifying the metaphors but were incredibly into the identity struggle and friendship power…moreI read this with my 8th grade students. They needed help identifying the metaphors but were incredibly into the identity struggle and friendship power dynamics. Some of their best essays came out of reading this book.(less)

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how is the book. Is it a fiction or non-fiction?

Rachel Harper I wouldn't consider it historical fiction because the action is contemporary to the time it was written. I think of historical fiction as something wr…moreI wouldn't consider it historical fiction because the action is contemporary to the time it was written. I think of historical fiction as something written now about the past.
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