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Neufeld, John
BOYS LIE
New York : DK Publishing, 1999
IL YA
ISBN 0789426242
The characters in this book are all in eighth grade. Their names are Gina, Ben, Eddie, and Felix. Gina was assaulted in New York so her family moved to the suburbs. Word got around that Gina was raped and the local boys thought she was experienced. The boys spend time thinking nasty thoughts about Gina. To find out what happens to these characters, read BOYS LIE by John Neufeld. (Sarah S., 8th grade student, Rundlett Middle School, Concord, New Hampshire)
SUBJECTS:      Sex -- Fiction
                        Rape -- Fiction
                        Schools -- Fiction
                        

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