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Sixteenyearold Gray Fallons life is looking pretty good. His easygoingparents let him entertain his friends in their basement sweet complete withTV video games and hot tub. A parttime job at the Cineplex the occasionalbeer or joint a smart funny best friend a hot new girlfriend thingscouldnt be better. Then Grays 12yearold sciencenerd sister Maggiecontracts a rare form of cancer. When he learns the cancer may haveenvironmental origins Gray sets out to investigate and make Maggie better.While his mother joins his crusade Grays father to his sons disgust onlywants to celebrate whats left of his daughters life. Eventually Graysobsessive campaign alienates his friends. When his research indicatessilkscreen chemicals may have caused the cancer his mothers subsequentbreakdown and his fathers anger drive him to quit school and seek haven at anorganic farm run by an older couple. What will Gray do next? Dede Cranes acuteobservation of teen bravado vulnerability humor and selfrighteousnesscoupled with a serious theme handled with sensitivity and directness makesPoster Boy an unforgettable read. «
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