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Book Review of 8 Plus 1 (Eight Plus One)

8 Plus 1 (Eight Plus One)
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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.