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Sixteen-year-old Gray Fallon has is made. Liberal parents, a basement "sweet," complete with TV, Xbox sound system, ping-pong table and hot tub. A part-time, the occasional beer or joint; a smart, funny best friend; a hot new girlfriend -- things couldn't be better. Then his sister is diagnosed with...

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Main Author: Crane, Dede
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : Groundwood Books, 2009.
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Brothers and sisters > Young adult fiction.
Cancer > Young adult fiction.
Chemicals > Physiological effects > Young adult fiction.
Teenage boys > Young adult fiction.
Family problems > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:Sixteen-year-old Gray Fallon has is made. Liberal parents, a basement "sweet," complete with TV, Xbox sound system, ping-pong table and hot tub. A part-time, the occasional beer or joint; a smart, funny best friend; a hot new girlfriend -- things couldn't be better. Then his sister is diagnosed with a serious illness, and Gray wants to find out why. His hunt for clues leads him to live simply, "like a caveman," even though this threatens to alienate his family and friends. Then his crusade attracts the attention of the media, and life starts to become very complicated indeed.
Physical Description:214 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN:9780888998552 (bound)
0888998554 (bound)
9780888998613 (pbk.)
0888998619 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Dede Crane is the critically acclaimed author of the novel Sympathy, and the the teen novel, The 25 Pains of Kennedy Baines. She is the co-editor of Great Expectations: Twenty-Four True Stories about Childbirth. Her stories have been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Awards and published in numerous literary journals. Dede is a former professional ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her husband, writer Bill Gaston, and their four children.

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