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Wish You Were Here

by Barbara Shoup · 1994

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A high school senior tries to cope with the shifting patterns of his life while struggling to come to terms with his parents' divorce, his best friend's sudden departure, his mother's remarriage, and his father's nearly-fatal accident.

Genre
coming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
Themes
divorcedivorceMore like thisLess of thisfamilyfamilyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Mood
emotionalemotionalMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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