Brancato deals sensitively with the subject of teen-age friendship, betrayal, and loss in Facing Up. While touching on the issue of teen-age drinking, Brancato avoids preaching. The middle-income youngsters in her novel are already drinking as part of their socializing—without parental approval. This is clearly wrong, but by showing the consequences.....
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