America

by E. R. Frank. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum/A Richard Jackson Book, $18.00.

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A young man named America gets "lost" in the social welfare system and after a series of foster homes, hospitals, and suicide attempts, he meets a caring psychiatrist who refuses to give up on him.

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ISBN:

0-689-84729-7

Awards Won

Title Year
Best Books for Young Adults 2003 - Selection(s)

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