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The Older Boy

by Jamie Suzanne · 1987

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Little lies mean big trouble for Jessica Wakefield. She has a crush on an older boy and must pretend that she is fourteen to keep him interested, and she knows that her parents wouldn't approve of her dating him. Will Jessica be able to keep her lies straight or will they come back to haunt her?

Genre
romance
Themes
childhood
Setting
1980s
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 104 pages

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