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Girls Town

Author

Jim McKay

Summary

Patti, Angela, Emma and Nikki are high school seniors and best friends preparing for life beyond graduation. Their lives are completely upended when Nikki unexpectedly commits suicide after being sexually assaulted. Forced to return to daily life without satisfying recourse for their grief, the girls must come of age with a newfound understanding about the patriarchal world in which they live.

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