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8 Plus 1 (Eight Plus One)
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Author: Robert Cormier
A collection of short stories about teenagers and the turning points in their lives. Selections include "The Mustache", "Another of Mike's Girls", "Guess What? I Almost Kissed My Father Goodnight", and "My First Negro".
ISBN-13: 9780440208389
ISBN-10: 0440208386
Pages: 208
Reading Level: Young Adult
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed 8 Plus 1 (Eight Plus One) on + 44 more book reviews
Seventeen-year-old Mike visits his grandmother's bedside and learns a family secret.

A divorced father discovers that only love, not bribes, can keep his daughter "his" on Thursdays.

A young white boy finds that friendship - and betrayal - can cross racial boundaries.

Here are nine touching, haunting and intensely personal stories - to be savored by readers of all ages.
MrsCatD avatar reviewed 8 Plus 1 (Eight Plus One) on + 82 more book reviews
The stories probe the feelings and reactions of people in life's most trying situations: a first love, leaving for college, a boy's discovery that his father is all too human. This is a glimpse of Robert Cormier from a different angle - warm, touching, and intensely personal.


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