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Reviewed on March 1, 2006
Gr 11-Up -Set in a Seattle suburb during the mid-1970s, this dark, atmospheric story is a gripping (and often unsettling) journey into the psyche of suburban teens on the brink of adulthood. -The bug - is a sexually transmitted disease that causes strange and irreversible mutations: one boy grows a miniature second mouth above his collarbone, a girl -s skin begins to molt, and another grows a preternatural tail. Some are able to conceal their mutations and live a -normal life...Log In or Sign Up to Read More