Synopsis
Set in 1951 as the issue of Communism takes center stage on the political landscape of America, Paolo thinks about running away in order to avoid the difficult changes going on in his community and the new rules being imposed upon him and his friends.
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Review
D. James Smith "joins Richard Peck and Bruce Clements in the select company of latter-day YA writers who can be mentioned in the same sentence as Mark Twain." -- "The Washington Post"
About the Author
D. James Smith lives in California, where he studied with poet Philip Levine. A recipient of a fellowship in creative writing from the National Endowment for the Arts, his work appears frequently in literary magazines, most recently, The Amherst Review, New Millennium Writings, the Notre Dame Review, and Stand. His previous books include a collection of poems, Prayers for the Dead Ventriloquist, and an adult novel, My Brother's Passion.
His novels for younger readers are Fast Company and his first book about Paolo and friends, The Boys of San Joaquin.
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