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On the Head of a Pin

by Mary Beth Miller · 2006

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From the author of Aimee—an ALA Best Book for Young Adults—comes this novel that offers a eye-opening view into a faithful boy's private hell, when the promise he makes to God is shattered the moment his friend picks up a rifle at the end of a drinking party.

Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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