The Metal Children A Play |
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Author:
| Rapp, Adam |
ISBN: | 978-0-86547-924-1 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
Publisher: | Henry Holt & Company
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Imprint: | Henry Holt & Company |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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In small-town America, a young adult novel about teen pregnancy is banned by the local school board, igniting a fierce and violent debate over abortion, religious beliefs, and modern feminism. Its directionless New York City author arrives in town to defend the book and finds that it has inspired a group of local teens to rebel in strange and unexpected ways. A timely and unforgettable drama about the failure of urban and heartland America to understand each other, The Metal...
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In small-town America, a young adult novel about teen pregnancy is banned by the local school board, igniting a fierce and violent debate over abortion, religious beliefs, and modern feminism. Its directionless New York City author arrives in town to defend the book and finds that it has inspired a group of local teens to rebel in strange and unexpected ways. A timely and unforgettable drama about the failure of urban and heartland America to understand each other, The Metal Children explores what happens when fiction becomes a matter of life and death.