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Published
2009
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

Tricks

Ellen Hopkins

Five teens from different backgrounds end up selling sex to survive.

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Themes

Poverty & classAddiction & incarcerationResilience & survival

Mood

Feels challenging, dark.

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