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Age Range
10 - 14
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2006-01-01
Page Count
368
Publisher
Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins
Grade Level
5th - 9th
ISBN
9780060092740
Lexile
820
Themes
growing up

Criss Cross

Written by Lynne Rae Perkins
This book is about teens living in a small town in the 1960s. There's not a lot to do, and the teens dream about what life holds in store for them. Debbie hopes something happens soon, and a teenage boy takes guitar lessons. The teens connect, and life begins to change.
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Age Range
10 - 14
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2006-01-01
Page Count
368
Publisher
Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins
Grade Level
5th - 9th
ISBN
9780060092740
Lexile
820
Themes
growing up
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