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    Are You Alone on Purpose?
    Are You Alone on Purpose?
    Are You Alone on Purpose?
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    Are You Alone on Purpose?

    By Nancy Werlin

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    Though fourteen-year-old Alison Shandling is a brain, her twin brother, Adam, is autistic. All of her life, Alison's parents have focused on Adam and what he needs, while Alison has always felt she had to be perfect.

     

    When the rabbi's son, Harry Roth, begins taunting Alison about her brother, she does her best to stand up for herself. But when Harry is injured in a diving accident, Alison senses that he's hiding something that he wants to share with someone. And she begins to think that— strangely—she's just the someone he can share it with.

    • A wonderful first novel." —VOYA
    • "A moving portrayal of two remarkable teenagers." —School Library Journal

    • "A writer worth watching." —Publishers Weekly

    • "Characterizations are superb." —Booklist

    • A Publishers Weekly Flying Start book
    • An ALA Quick Pick
    • A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age
    • An ALA Popular Paperback selection
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNancy Werlin
    Release dateJan 1, 2021
    ISBN9781393842613
    Are You Alone on Purpose?
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    Nancy Werlin

    NANCY WERLIN was born in Massachusetts, where she still lives. In writing for teenagers, she always strives to combine the emotional intensity of a coming-of-age story with the page-turning tension of a suspense thriller. Nancy’s books have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Edgar award for The Killer’s Cousin, which was also named one of the “100 Best of the Best for the 21st Century” by the American Library Association. Her most recent book, The Rules of Survival, was a National Book Award Finalist. Visit her web site at www.nancywerlin.com

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