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Mahon, K. L.
JUST ONE TEAR
New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1992.
IL 5-8
ISBN 0688135196
This is a fictionalized diary of a thirteen year old boy suffering the horror of losing his father. His father has been shot and lays near death in the hospital. The young boy is the only witness to the shooting. We experience the grief, the rage and the pain that the young boy endures during the death of his father and the ultimate trial of the person who shot him. This book was written by a 14 year old girl from New South Wales.
SUBJECTS:     Emotions -- Fiction
                        Death -- Fiction

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