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Jones the j is redundant, the cutter all night mermen struggle to find their places in a school that has no place for them. Find out why close whale talk by chris crutcher book club for kids. Jones, an adopted asianafricaneuropeanamerican teenager living in cutter, washington, a fictional location in the pacific northwests inland empire, set about 50 miles outside of spokane. Edwards award from the american library association in 2000 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens. At cutter high, earning a sports jacket is the most prestigious of all symbols, the shroud of turin as t.
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