The most dangerous place on earth : a novel
In an edenic community of wealthy Bay Area families, MollyNicholl, a replacement teacher from a poorer, scrubbier version of California, arrives in the middle of the school year and soon becomes intrigues by the hidden lives of herprivileged students. Unknown to her, a tragedy from their middle scho...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House
c2017
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| Summary: | In an edenic community of wealthy Bay Area families, MollyNicholl, a replacement teacher from a poorer, scrubbier version of California, arrives in the middle of the school year and soon becomes intrigues by the hidden lives of herprivileged students. Unknown to her, a tragedy from their middle school years continues to reverberate for 'her' kids. Among these are Callista, a hippie outcast who hidesher intelligence for reasons of her own; Ryan the star pitcher and sex object; Dave, the nice kid whose parents' obsession with his SAT scores threatens to upend his life;Emma, a dancer who balances her dreams of bright stagelights with wildness on the weekends, and Nick, the uneasy kingpin of schemes, pranks, and parties. These teens are all navigating in a world in which every action may become public--postable, shareable, indelible--a world
Molly finds both alluring and dangerous |
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| Physical Description: | 272pages : illustration ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780399589577 9780812997279 9780812997286 |