SuitabookSuspicion and responsibility
Bobby notices a man arguing with his new English teacher and wonders why she later missed school.
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Robert B. Parker - Author
This is a mystery-tinged coming-of-age story about Bobby noticing something troubling around his teacher, while friendship, romance-like awkwardness, team responsibilities and a changing post-war world complicate everyday life.
From the New York Times-bestselling author of the Spenser mysteries.There is something evil in the air. Fourteen-year-old Bobby senses it. Who is that man he saw arguing with his pretty, new English teacher? And what was the real reason she missed school for days afterward? Bobby knows he should mind his own business, but times are confusing. World War II has just ended and the world is changing. Bobby's world, especially. There's his relationship with Joanie, for one-why does being her friend feel awkward all of a sudden? And then there are his buddies, the junior varsity Edenville Owls-a group of basketball players in need of a leader. Can they help each other off the court as well as they can on it? They will need to. Something evil is in the air
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a mystery-tinged coming-of-age story about Bobby noticing something troubling around his teacher, while friendship, romance-like awkwardness, team responsibilities and a changing post-war world complicate everyday life.
Bobby notices a man arguing with his new English teacher and wonders why she later missed school.
Bobby’s relationship with Joanie becomes awkward even though they are friends.
The unsettling atmosphere, the teacher-related confrontation and Bobby’s uncertainty may merit attention.
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