Candor
The picture-perfect new town of Candor, Florida, is attracting more and more new families, drawn by its postcard-like small-town feel, with white picket fences, spanking-new but old-fashioned-looking homes, and neighborliness. But the parents are drawn by something else as well. They know that in...
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The picture-perfect new town of Candor, Florida, is attracting more and more new families, drawn by its postcard-like small-town feel, with white picket fences, spanking-new but old-fashioned-looking homes, and neighborliness. But the parents are drawn by something else as well. They know that in Candor their obstreperous teenagers will somehow become rewired - they'll learn to respect their elders, to do their chores, and enjoy their homework. They'll give up the tattoos, metal music, and partying that have been driving their parents crazy. They'll become every parent's dream.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781405250276 (1405250275)
Publish date: August 2nd 2010
Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Book InfoKindle Edition, 257 pagesPublished September 29th 2009 by EgmontUSA (first published September 22nd 2009)original title CandorASIN B002QX439Sedition language Englishliterary awards Florida Teens Read Nominee (2010), Cybils Awards Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2009)other...
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