TY - SER
KW - teenagers
KW - dysfunctional families
AU - Tawni O'Dell
AB - Harley Altmyer, 19, who works two jobs to care for his three sisters because his mother is in jail for killing his abusive father, develops an obsession for his married neighbor, Callie Mercer. “O'Dell . . . renders finely detailed characters and settings in a desperate and failed mining town. This is a riveting first novel of violence, incest, murder, and madness,” says <em>Booklist</em>.
C1 - 2000s
C3 - Indiana County; Burrell Twp.; Black Lick
C4 - Literary; Suspense
CY - New York
LA - English
M3 - Novel
N2 - Harley Altmyer, 19, who works two jobs to care for his three sisters because his mother is in jail for killing his abusive father, develops an obsession for his married neighbor, Callie Mercer. “O'Dell . . . renders finely detailed characters and settings in a desperate and failed mining town. This is a riveting first novel of violence, incest, murder, and madness,” says <em>Booklist</em>.
PB - Viking
PP - New York
PY - 2000
RN - Tawni O'Dell (1964- ) was born and raised in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, which her four novels mimic. She graduated from Indiana Area High School and earned a degree in journalism at Northwestern University. She lives in State College, Centre County.
EP - 338 p.
TI - Back Roads
ER -