Crux: A Novel by Gabriel Tallent memoir Fun-to-read-aloud

Fun-to-read-aloud

wildly fun

and her fifteen-year-old sister hopes to catch the eye of a local lifeguard

Carmel McDaragh

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Crux: A Novel by Gabriel Tallent memoir Fun-to-read-aloudDan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert. One is a gifted golden child, the other a mouthy burnout. Climbing boulders in trash strewn parking lots during cold desert nights, they seal their unique bond and dream of a life of adventure. As the year progresses and adult reality looms, they are rocked by change and pulled apart by irreconcilable obligations. Differences of class, talent, and