β Scribed by Donovan, John
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The 40th anniversary edition of a groundbreaking teen classic
When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, DavyΠ²Πβ’s only comfort is his beloved dachshund Fred. Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends. But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean.
Π²ΠΡShattering... frank... intelligent.Π²ΠΡΠ²Πβ_Horn Book_
Π²ΠΡThis book... should be available wherever young people read.Π²ΠΡΠ²Πβ_New York Times_
Π²ΠΡSophisticated... remarkably touching._Π²ΠΡ
Π²ΠβTime magazine_
_ New York Times _Best of 1969 Book List
_ School Library Journal Best of 1969 Book List
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This anniversary edition features reflections from Brent Hartinger (_Geography Club_), Martin Wilson (_What They Always Tell Us_), and Kathleen T. Horning (Director of the Cooperative ChildrenΠ²Πβ’s Book Center), with a foreword by Stacey Donovan (_Dive_).
John Donovan was a novelist and a playwright, who also served as the president of the Children's Book Council._ I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip_. was originally published in 1969 and reprinted by Dell in 1973.
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