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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Main Author: Johnson, Lindsey Lee (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House c2017
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