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Downers Grove
Downers Grove
Author: Michael Hornburg
"Lying in the yard, tearing out clumps of grass, watching a jet draw a white line across the sky, I wanted to have a vision or some major introspection, to feel possessed and hallucinatory, to know, if only for a moment, that God really existed." So begins this offbeat chronicle of Chrissie Swanson's last few months of high school, which finds ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780688165284
ISBN-10: 0688165281
Publication Date: 8/1999
Pages: 231
Rating:
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5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: William Morrow Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed Downers Grove on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Teenage angst and all the good stuff involved! Loved it!
Sheerbliss07 avatar reviewed Downers Grove on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This was a very quick read. It is a story of a teenage girl living in a small town getting into trouble with her best friend. This book reminded me of a typical teenage girl going through boy problems/high school. It was pretty good and I would recommend it for any teenage girl.
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wymxmom avatar reviewed Downers Grove on + 45 more book reviews
Great writer, wonderful characters!
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Pretty good book...read it in one sitting :0)
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I enjoyed this quick coming-of-age read.


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