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Killing time in Crystal City

Seventeen-year-old Kevin tries to reinvent himself when he runs away from home and the father he hates, but living with a mysterious uncle and befriending two homeless girls just adds more complications.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lynch, Chris, 1962-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2015]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Runaway teenagers > Young adult fiction. Homeless teenagers > Young adult fiction. Fathers and sons > Young adult fiction. Uncles > Young adult fiction. Dysfunctional families > Young adult fiction. Family problems > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	Seventeen-year-old Kevin tries to reinvent himself when he runs away from home and the father he hates, but living with a mysterious uncle and befriending two homeless girls just adds more complications.
Physical Description:	230 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:	012 up.
ISBN:	9781442440111 (hardcover) 1442440112 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Chris Lynch is the award-winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including Printz Honor Book Freewill , Iceman , Gypsy Davey , and Shadow Boxer --all ALA Best Books for Young Adults--as well as Killing Time in Crystal City , Little Blue Lies , Pieces , Kill Switch , Angry Young Man , and Inexcusable , which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. Chris is the author of middle grade novel Walkin' the Dog . He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the creative writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland.