When Kit Corrigan arrives in New York City, she doesn't have much - she's fled her family and has broken off her tempestuous relationship with her sweetheart, Billy. She needs help, but that assistance will come from an unexpected source.
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About the Author:
Judy Blundell's WHAT I SAW AND HOW I LIED is the 2008 winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. As Jude Watson, she is the author of several titles in the New York Times bestselling 39 Clues series as well as the bestselling Star Wars: Last of the Jedi and Jedi Quest series. She lives in Katonah, New York.
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Praise for Strings Attached:
* "National Book Award–winner Blundell delivers a brilliantly conceived novel set against the backdrop of the 1950 Kefauver mob hearings and the Red Scare with a story of redemption and truth at its core." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "National Book Award–winner Blundell successfully constructs a complex web of intrigue" - Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Blundell is a master of the literary slow build, and her emotive yet sober style is reminiscent of F. Scott Fitzgerald's in The Great Gatsby." - LA Times
"Evoking the glamour, grit, and gusto of the era, Blundell has produced a compelling narrative with well-crafted characters who bring different ambitions, fears, and memories toward tragic collisions." - School Library Journal
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- PublisherScholastic
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1407123920
- ISBN 13 9781407123929
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages356
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