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Clifton has grown up in rural Virginia with the memory of his African American father being beaten to death by policemen, causing his white mother to slip into alcoholism and depression, but after befriending an old man who listens to his problems, Clifton finally feels less alone in the world.
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3 editions- Other · English · 2009Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 336 pages · 9780547394220
- Other · English · 2009Harcourt Trade Publishers · 9781299893702
- Other · English · 2009Houghton Mifflin Harcourt · 9780547076614
KidnappingMurderRacially mixed peopleVirginiaSingle-parent familiesFictionGrandfathersCountry life