The Loud Silence of Francine Green

The Loud Silence of Francine Green
ISBN-10
0375841172
ISBN-13
9780375841170
Category
Juvenile Fiction
Pages
225
Language
English
Published
2008-09-09
Publisher
Laurel Leaf
Author
Karen Cushman

Description

In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine to question her own values.

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