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★ MULTI-AWARD WINNER, including: ★ Firebird Grand Prize & 1st place in Mystery, Thriller, & Young Adult ★ Readers’ Favorite Best Young Adult Coming-of-Age Novel ★

The 1957 murder of an undercover cop in a New York City housing project has unexpected ties to the unsolved disappearance of a young…

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1 author picked Weepers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

An Excellent story with deep, emotional and well rounded characters. I was transported to the fifties in NY. A different time, not simpler, not for this kid. A book about morals, about choices, and values. It will make you ask the question, "What would I do?"

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