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Corrigan, Eireann

Splintering

184 pp. | Scholastic | April, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-439-53597-2 $$16.95
(4) YA Following a violent home invasion, a family deals with its guilt, anger, and lingering fears. Fifteen-year-old Paulie begins a clandestine sexual relationship with a college student; both she and her older brother Jeremy escape into drugs. Presented as a series of wordy, meandering poems in the siblings' two voices (differentiated only by typeface), the narrative is hard-hitting but slow.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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