Annie on My Mind
Annie on My MindNancy Garden
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Annie on My Mind (1982)

Nancy Garden

Others: Positive

This groundbreaking book is the story of two teenage girls whose friendship blossoms into love and who, despite pressures from family and school that threaten their relationship, promise to be true to each other and their feelings. This book is so truthful and honest, it has been banned from many school libraries and even publicly burned in Kansas City.

ISBN:
9780374400118
Length:
233 pages

Genres: romance, young adult

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