Description "A hard story to read and a harder one to put down .
Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen. 2000 . a well-constructed package of dynamite."--Stephen King Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet na ve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer. . .
Description "A hard story to read and a harder one to put down