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Publication
Knopf (1993), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 237 pages
Description
Mouse and Paulie, reluctant 14-year-old inmates of Bath Ladies College, are confronted by difficult questions. Why can't girls have muscles? Why don't boys cry? Gradually their secret life becomes a dangerous quest for the one small, vital thing that makes boys different from girls.
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LibraryThing member hahnasay
Well written. Hits you where it counts. Beautiful.
LibraryThing member sushitori
Catchy story about quirky students at a girl's boarding school, with some weird plot twists. The main character has a polio "hump" that she names Alice, she thinks JFK is her surrogate father, her roommate wants a sex change, and she gets caught up in an erotic cult that worships King Kong! The
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gender issues and paths to self-discovery are novell for a coming of age story but it is a little too whacky at times. Show Less
LibraryThing member Shahnareads
I really liked this book. I was glad I was forced to read it in University.
It was good. It has topics in it that most people never want to think about let alone openly read about. It was perfect.
I was also pretty heartbroken when JFK died. I got so attached to the characters and the time period
It was good. It has topics in it that most people never want to think about let alone openly read about. It was perfect.
I was also pretty heartbroken when JFK died. I got so attached to the characters and the time period
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Physical description
237 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0679419195 / 9780679419198
Local notes
OCLC = 73
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