Playing in Traffic
Author: Gail Giles
I WAS THE GHOST OF THE SCHOOL CORRIDORS., , SKYE WAS THE DEVIL., , AND I WAS DOOMED FROM THE DAY SHE SPOKE TO ME, , Skye Colby? She’s the multi-pierced, multi-tattooed girl hanging around the cybercafés, always out at odd hours in marginal places. The jocks call her “slut puppy,” the bland blondes in the plaid miniskirts wrinkle their noses at her, the teachers think she’s brilliant,….Read More
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