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Fifteen-year-old Georgia learns a great deal about herself and her troubled best friend Riley when they become part of a group of suburban Pennsylvania teenagers that go to Anapra, a squatters village in the border town of Juarez, Mexico, to undertake a community construction project.

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Main Author: Kephart, Beth
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperTeen, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Self-perception > Young adult fiction.
Best friends > Young adult fiction.
Friendship > Young adult fiction.
Voluntarism > Young adult fiction.
Poverty > Young adult fiction.
Conduct of life > Young adult fiction.
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) > Young adult fiction.
Mexico > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:Fifteen-year-old Georgia learns a great deal about herself and her troubled best friend Riley when they become part of a group of suburban Pennsylvania teenagers that go to Anapra, a squatters village in the border town of Juarez, Mexico, to undertake a community construction project.
Physical Description:244 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN:9780061470486 (trade bdg.)
0061470481 (trade bdg.)
9780061470493 (lib. bdg.)
006147049X (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:Beth Kephart's first book was a National Book Award finalist & was named a best book of the year by "Salon," the "Philadelphia Inquirer," & others. Kephart has won a 2000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the 1998 Leeway grant, & the 1997 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts top grant for fiction. Her essays & articles have appeared in magazine nationwide. She lives in Pennsylvania.

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