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A Place Apart

Published
Oct 1982
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General Fiction General Fiction
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192

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National Book Award Winner: A grieving teenager wonders if she'll ever understand anything—especially the big things—in life.

 

Time passed, and all the minutes hurt . . .

 


After her father's death, Victoria Finch's life changes completely. To save money, she and her mother move from Boston to a small house in the town of New Oxford. There, Victoria attends school in a building that resembles a train station, where no one pays her much attention.


 


Then she meets Hugh Todd, the rich kid who runs the school's theater club. He's charming, adventurous, and encouraging, and he takes particular interest in Victoria's writing. Hugh's presence reinvigorates Victoria's life. But he needs something as well, and as the months pass, Victoria realizes that his friendship comes at a high price.


 


A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, A Place Apart is a lyrical novel of loss, friendship, and moving on.

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First Edition Oct 1982 Signet ISBN13 9780451143389 ISBN10 0451143388
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Jan 1982 Signet ISBN13 9780451112835 ISBN10 0451112830
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Oct 1982 Signet ISBN13 9780451156389 ISBN10 0451156382
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Apr 1993 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374458683 ISBN10 0374458685
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Sep 1980 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374359850 ISBN10 0374359857
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Jan 1993 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780606055468 ISBN10 0606055460
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Jun 2016 Open Road Publishing ISBN13 9781504037471 ISBN10 1504037472
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Jun 2016 Open Road Media Teen & Tween ISBN10 B01FLEHRVY
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