The Tempering

Year of Publication
1983
Publication Type
Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes
178 p.
Language
English
Contributors Author: Gloria Skurzynski
Publisher
Clarion Books
City
New York
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Abstract
Three teenage boys in the fictional mill town of Canaan struggle to find jobs, girlfriends, and the American Dream.
Notes
Duquesne is disguised as Canaan.
Author Biography
Gloria Skurzynski (1930— ), educated at Duquesne High School and Carlow College, was born the daughter of a steelworker in Duquesne, Allegheny County. “As a child, I thought the smell of mill smoke in the air was natural and rather pleasant.” She's written more than 60 books for kids.
Time

1911-2

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