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Apology : a novel / Jon Pineda.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pineda, Jon, 1971-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brain-damaged children--Fiction.
- Brain-damaged children.
- American literature--21st century.
- American literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Milkweed Editions, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- When nine-year-old Tom Serafino's twin sister Teagan suffers a debilitating brain injury, a police investigation implicates his playmate Mario's uncle?an immigrant, transient worker known as Shoe. Innocent of the crime but burdened by his own childhood tragedy, Shoe takes the blame for what is in fact an accident caused by his young nephew, ensuring Mario's chance at a future publicly unscarred.The lines between innocence and guilt, evasions and half-truths, love and duty are blurred. Can a lie born from resignation, fear, and love transform tragedy into hope? And is the life of o
- Contents:
- One; Two; Three; Four; Five; Six; Seven; Eight; Acknowledgments; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-57131-892-5
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