The Smell of Other People's Houses
- ISBN-10
- 0553497812
- ISBN-13
- 9780553497816
- Category
- Young Adult Fiction
- Pages
- 227
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ember
- Author
- Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
Description
"Growing up in Alaska in the 1970s isn't like growing up anywhere else. Don't think life is going to be easy. Know your place. And never talk about yourself. Four vivid voices tell intertwining stories of hardship, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation"--
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