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The Spider's Web

by Laura E. Williams

From the award-winning author of "Behind the Bedroom Wall" comes a riveting story of allegiance and betrayal as seen through the eyes of a young girl. Lexi's unhappy home life with an alcoholic mother drives her to join a neo-Nazi group, but eventually she discovers that her new friends thrive on hatred and destruction. And a dangerous chain of events surrounding someone she cares forces her to make the biggest decisions of her life. 10 illustrations.

FORMAT
Paperback
LANGUAGE
English
CONDITION
Brand New


Publisher Description

Skinhead. Neo-Nazi. Lexi Jordan knows the names her friends use to talk about themselves, but she isn't quite sure what they mean. She knows the tattoo on her head--of a swastika--and the heavy boots that blister her feet are part of belonging. And Lexi wants to belong. She feels more at home sneaking out to meet and make plans with her friends than she does in her own home.But Lexi begins to wonder just how safe she is when the group begins to do things that make her increasingly uneasy. When she meets Ursula Zeidler, an old woman with a terrifying secret, Lexi sets off a chain of events that places everyone she cares about in danger and leads her to make the most important decisions of her life.In this suspenseful and all too realistic novel, Laura E. Williams allows the reader to see the world through the eyes of two girls: one in the present, whose dissatisfaction with her life leads her to flirt with the edges of danger, and one from the past. For both, the consequences of their actions become achingly real.

Details

ISBN1571316221
Short Title SPIDERS WEB
Pages 150
Publisher Milkweed Editions
Language English
Illustrator Erica Magnus
ISBN-10 1571316221
ISBN-13 9781571316226
Media Book
Format Paperback
DEWEY FIC
Year 1999
Audience Age 8-12
DOI 10.1604/9781571316226
Imprint Milkweed Editions
Country of Publication United States
AU Release Date 1999-03-24
NZ Release Date 1999-03-24
US Release Date 1999-03-24
UK Release Date 1999-03-24
Author Laura E. Williams
Publication Date 1999-03-24
Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified
Audience Children / Juvenile

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