
A classic loss-of-innocence story. . . . Readers will be haunted by the drama of harsh secrets close to home. --Booklist (starred review)
It's 1966, and Dewey is determined to start seventh grade right. No more being the brunt of every joke. But after he...

In a tale full of humor and poignancy, a sheltered twelve-year-old boy comes of age in a small Florida mining town amid the changing mores of the 1960s. It's 1966 and Dewey Turner is determined to start the school year right. No more being the brunt of every joke. No more "Deweyitis."...
