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The New One

by Jacqueline Turner Banks · 1994

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Jury's mother has a serious boyfriend, the new girl in school is winking at him, and his twin brother is brooding. What does it all mean? As he explores the scary territory of new romance and plots to end his mother's relationship, Jury takes his first steps on the road to adulthood.

Themes
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Setting
schoolschoolMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 107 pages

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