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Citrus County
by John Brandon

Published: 2010-07-06
Hardcover : 224 pages
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There shouldn?t be a Citrus County. Teenage romance should be difficult, but not this difficult. Boys like Toby should cause trouble but not this much. The moon should glow gently over children safe in their beds. Uncles in their rockers should be kind. Teachers should guide and inspire. ...
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There shouldn?t be a Citrus County. Teenage romance should be difficult, but not this difficult. Boys like Toby should cause trouble but not this much. The moon should glow gently over children safe in their beds. Uncles in their rockers should be kind. Teachers should guide and inspire. Manatees should laze and palm trees sway and snakes keep to their shady spots under the azalea thickets. The air shouldn?t smell like a swamp. The stars should twinkle. Shelby should be her own hero, the first hero of Citrus County. She should rescue her sister from underground, rescue Toby from his life. Her destiny should be a hero's destiny.

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HARD TO FIND
by ccassara (see profile) 08/31/10
Seriously. Amazon, Powells--couldn't ship. Local stores mostly out of it.

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  "So-So book; read a different one by this author"by Nadja J. (see profile) 10/15/10

This book was very difficult to find!

 
  "CitrusCounty: beautifully written but dark"by Carol C. (see profile) 08/31/10

Gorgeous prose but very, very dark and uncomfortable to read. It's a good book, just heavy.

Only if you like books with heavy duty tension. Also, very hard to find. Most bookstores out o

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