Girl, hero
By: Carrie Jones.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Flux
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Woodbury, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780738710518
Subjects: Wayne, John, -- 1907-1979 -- Juvenile fiction; Wayne, John, -- 1907-1979 -- Fiction; Family problems -- Fiction; Letters -- Fiction; Self-reliance -- Fiction; Interpersonal relations -- Fiction; High schools -- Fiction; Schools -- Fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: High school freshman Lily pours her heart out in letters to her hero, dead movie star John Wayne, in which she tells him about the death of her beloved stepfather, her mother's abusive boyfriends, her fears that her father is gay, getting the lead in the high school play, and her burgeoning romance with a classmate who reminds her of Mr. Wayne.