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"The novel's strength lies in capturing the complexity of Bean's and Liz's shifting loyalties. Walls turns what could have been another sentimental girl-on-the-run-finds-home cliché into a fresh consideration of both adolescence and the South on the cusp of major social change.
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The Silver Star:One on One with Jeannette Walls
15
Saturday
Jun
   
7:00pm • Southminster United Church

The Silver Star:
One on One with
Jeannette Walls

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