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Published
2011
Publisher
Walker Books for Young Readers (Bloomsbury)
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

Unlocked

Ryan G. Van Cleave

Loner Andy, whose mom cleans his school, hears a rumor that a classmate keeps a gun in his locker and has to decide whether some secrets are too dangerous to keep.

  • YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2012
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Themes

FriendshipCommunity & schoolComing of age

Mood

Feels mysterious, tense.

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