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Title: Powerful storyline, redeeming messages--a must-read!
Review: A. M. Jenkins' handling of tough issues such as homosexuality, alcoholism, and parental abandonment in her Delacorte winning novel, Breaking Boxes, makes this a book well worth reading. Dealing with such difficult subjects could easily result in a dark novel, but by weaving in redeeming messages of hope and friendship, Jenkins creates a compelling novel that kids will appreciate for its candor.
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