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Rooftop

Paul Volponi - Author

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ISBN 9780670060696 | 208 pages | 01 Jun 2006 | Viking Children's | 9.25 x 6.25in | 12 - AND UP years
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Clay is committed to cleaning up his act. He’s at Daytop, a drug treatment facility, working towards getting his GED and kicking his drug habit. Then one day his estranged cousin, Addison, shows up at the program. Addison’s a bigger, bolder version of Clay: he’s older, he’s into harder drugs, and he’s in more trouble.That trouble comes to a head one tragic night on a rooftop when Addison is shot by the police as Clay stands just a few steps away. Addison wasn’t armed. He didn’t deserve to die. But was he completely innocent? And what will prove more difficult for Clay—living a lie, or facing the truth?

"This is a thoughtfully crafted and deceptively simple story that knits together a high-interest plot, a readable narrative…and complex personal and societal issues that teen readers will passionately engage." -Booklist, starred review

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