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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Goldblatt, Mark, 1957^–
Finding the worm / Mark Goldblatt.—First edition.
pages  cm.
Sequel to: Twerp.
Summary: In 1970 Queens, New York, Julian Twerski, now in seventh grade, struggles to write an essay as punishment for an act he did not commit, worries about Beverly, the girl he likes, prepares for his bar mitzvah, and tries to cope with the serious illness of one of his closest friends, Quentin.
ISBN 978-0-385-39108-5 (trade)—ISBN 978-0-385-39109-2 (lib. bdg.)—
ISBN 978-0-385-39110-8 (ebook)
[1. Friendship—Fiction. 2. Sick—Fiction. 3. Bar mitzvah—Fiction. 4. Jews—United States—Fiction. 5. Schools—Fiction. 6. Conduct of life—Fiction. 7. Queens (New York, N.Y.)—History—20th century—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.G56447Fin 2015 [Fic]—dc23 2014004052

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