In 1962 Utah, a lonely boy shelters a teenage runaway escaping abuse, forming a tender first-love bond amid family struggles and Cold War tension.
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In 1962 Utah, a lonely boy shelters a teenage runaway escaping abuse, forming a tender first-love bond amid family struggles and Cold War tension.
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A heartwarming Christmas novel from the bestselling author of The Gift, Finding Noel, and The Christmas Box. If only I could stay with you forever. I would. Eric is having a hard time adjusting to his family's move from California to Utah. Then he meets Grace—his classmate and a runaway—dumpster diving behind the burger joint where he works. Eric decides the only thing to do is hide Grace in the clubhouse in his backyard. With the adults concerned about the looming Cuban Missile Crisis and his f...
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Sexual content
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Teen romance with first kiss and emotional intimacy; central plot involves sexual abuse resulting in pregnancy
Violence & gore
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Profanity
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Substance use
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Alcoholic abusive stepfather depicted as part of domestic situation
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Background references to 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of child sexual abuse by stepfather, domestic violence, and runaway teen's trauma
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