"Originally published in Great Britain by Penguin Books Ltd."--T.p. verso.
Summary:
During a long summer in the Cornish countryside, fourteen-year-old Simon escapes his young sister and widowed mother, who is dating his teacher, by indulging his obsessions with hunting, weapons, and an attractive neighbor, a girl two years older and facing major problems of her own.
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