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Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson, . . Random/Laurel-Leaf, $6.50 (175pp) ISBN 978-0-440-23910-9

Grady West, 16, is recovering from a vicious attack in which two men pulled him into a van, then beat and raped him. According to PW , "This painful, explicit tale is as difficult to read as it is worthwhile." Ages 14-up. (Dec.)