The Tempering
| Year of Publication |
1983
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
178 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Author | |
| Publisher |
Clarion Books
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| 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.
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| Notes |
Duquesne is disguised as Canaan.
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| 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.
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| Time |
1911-2 |
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