This Thing Called the Future

This Thing Called the Future
ISBN-10
1935955101
ISBN-13
9781935955108
Category
Young Adult Fiction
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
2011-04-12
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Author
J.L. Powers

Description

AIDS and South Africa. Khosi, a 14-year-old girl, yearns for this thing called the future. Does she want too much?

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