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FRANCINE GREEN'S FATHER says it's best not to speak up or get involved. But then she meets the outspoken Sophie Bowman, a newcomer to All Saints School for Girls. The nuns dislike her friendship with Sophie, who protests injustice in and out of school. But their friendship leads Francine to thinking outside the box of her trouble-free life.

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Cushman's latest historical novel captures the terrors and confusions of the McCarthy era. . . . An integrated, affecting novel about friendship and growing up. . . . Questions about patriotism, activism, and freedom bring the novel right into today's most polarizing controversies. --Booklist, Starred <br> Cushman creates another introspective female character who is planted firmly in her time and who grows in courage, self-awareness, and conviction. --School Library Journal, Starred <br> The dialogue is sharp, carrying a good part of this story of friends and foes, guilt and courage. --Kirkus Reviews, Starred

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