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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2006
Adult/High School Thirteen chapters provide a monthly snapshot of Jason Taylor -s life in small-town England from January 1982 to January 1983. Whether the 13-year-old narrator is battling his stammer or trying to navigate the social hierarchy of his schoolmates or watching the slow disintegration of his parents - marriage, he relates his story in a voice that is achingly true to life. Each chapter becomes a skillfully drawn creation that can stand on its own, but is subtly interwoven with the other...Log In or Sign Up to Read More