Guitar Highway Rose

Brigid Lowry, . . St. Martin's/Griffin, $8.95 (196pp) ISBN 978-0-312-34296-8

PW called this novel about a 15-year-old who develops a relationship with the new kid at school when they pair up for a poetry presentation on Jim Morrison an "artfully constructed novel." Ages 12-up. (Feb.)

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Guitar Highway Rose

Brigid Lowry, . . St. Martin's/Griffin, $8.95 (196pp) ISBN 978-0-312-34296-8

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