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Duncan, Lois.
THEY NEVER CAME HOME
New York : Bantam, 1990.
IL YA
ISBN 0440207800
Have you ever wanted to get away from it all, especially from your parents, sister, or brother? Larry did and he almost got away with it. People thought Larry was the perfect son and brother. How could someone so perfect devise a plan to get away from his parents whom he claims he loves?  It all began as a camping trip into the mountains. Yeah, that would fool everyone. Everyone knows he loves to go camping. This would be the perfect alibi,,,until Dan, his sister's boyfriend, decides he wants to tag along. How will his plan work now? Read to find out how the author, Lois writes the most intriguing mystery of how a teenage boy uses his friend, Dan to help him get away form it all.  (Angela A. Price, sweetpea01@infoave.net, Lancaster County)
SUBJECTS:    Mystery and detective stories.

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