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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1990
Smith hits upon a lot of truths in this novel of a boy's slow and painful adjustment to his parents' separation and impending divorce. Mark is not happy with the dramatic changes in his life, and his parents often can't give him the attention he deserves because of their preoccupations with their own problems. Subplots involve Mark's confrontation with the school psychopath and his efforts to coax a super-serious Chinese studen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More