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Hobbs, Valerie

Letting Go of Bobby James, or How I Found My Self of Steam

136 pp. | Farrar/Foster | August, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-374-34384-5 $16.00
(2) YA After her husband of thirteen weeks gives her a black eye, sixteen-year-old Texan Jody locks herself in a gas station bathroom until Bobby James finally drives off, abandoning her in the "foreign state" of Florida. The story may be a familiar one, but Jody makes it a memorable tale, narrating in a voice full of generosity and humor.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2004

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