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Copenhaver's (Dodging and Burning) coming-of-age crime novel opens in 1948; impressionable 17-year-old Philippa Watson and her family have just moved to Washington, DC. At the Metro Baptist Bible School, Philippa meets the enigmatic Judy Peabody. The girls are quite different from each other but become fast friends, while attracting the attention of their English teacher, Christine Martins. Miss Martins engages Philippa and Judy w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More