A smart and thoughtful story about self-discovery, acceptance, and finding friendship -- all in the places you'd least expect. Sioux Smith is sharp, funny, and wry, and is pretty certain that she sees the world of high school differently from everyone else -- a belief that is cemented when she makes an uneasy discovery about one of her school's "popular" teachers. And while she feels alone at her high school and in her unique slant on small-town life, Sioux finds a kindred spirit in the most unlikely of people: an elderly ...
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A smart and thoughtful story about self-discovery, acceptance, and finding friendship -- all in the places you'd least expect. Sioux Smith is sharp, funny, and wry, and is pretty certain that she sees the world of high school differently from everyone else -- a belief that is cemented when she makes an uneasy discovery about one of her school's "popular" teachers. And while she feels alone at her high school and in her unique slant on small-town life, Sioux finds a kindred spirit in the most unlikely of people: an elderly stranger, who has more insight despite her progressing dementia than anyone else in Sioux's life. What Sioux and "Miss Marple" learn about each other over tea, illicitly secreted wine, and Coronation Street, makes for a novel with heart and grit in equal measure.
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