@book{1191, keywords = {teenagers, senior citizens, baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, high schools, Roberto Clemente (1934-72), accidental deaths, police, coal industry}, author = {Tawni O'Dell}, title = {Fragile Beasts}, abstract = {This story is told by three separate narrators: Candace Jack, local matriarch and mine owner; Kyle Hayes, an orphan teen; and Luis, a Spaniard who now lives in the town. When their blue-collar drunk father dies in a car accident, Kyle and Klint Hayes, teen brothers, are taken in and given a chance by Candace on her estate. In the 1950s, Candace loved a Spanish bullfighter. Now she keeps a magnificent bull on her farm in memory of her lost love.}, year = {2010}, pages = {398 p.}, publisher = {Shea Areheart Books}, address = {New York}, language = {English}, }