<p><!--StartFragment--></p> <p class="NormalParagraphStyle" style="text-align: left;"><strong>The 40th anniversary edition </strong><strong>of a groundbreaking teen classic</strong></p> <p class="NormalParagraphStyle"><span>When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, Davy's only comfort is his beloved dachshund Fred. Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends. But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean.</span></p> <p class="NormalParagraphStyle" align="center"><span>“Shattering… frank… intelligent.”—</span><span><em>Horn Book</em></span></p> <p class="NormalParagraphStyle" align="center"><span>“This book… should be available wherever young people read.”—</span><span><em>New York Times</em></span></p> <p class="NormalParagraphStyle" align="center"><span><em>“</em></span><span>Sophisticated… remarkably touching.</span><span><em>”<br /> —Time </em></span><span>magazine</span><span><em></em></span></p> <p class="NormalParagraphStyle" align="center"><span><em><span> </span></em></span><span><em></em></span><span><em> New York Times </em></span><span>Best of 1969 Book List </span><span><em></em></span><span><em></em></span></p> <p class="NormalParagraphStyle" align="center"><span><em><span> </span>School Library Journal </em></span><span>Best of 1969 Book List</span><span><em><br /> <br /> </em></span><span><strong></strong></span></p> <p class="NormalParagraphStyle"><span>This anniversary edition features reflections from Brent Hartinger (</span><span><em>Geography Club</em></span><span>), Martin Wilson (</span><span><em>What They Always Tell Us</em></span><span>), and Kathleen T. Horning (Director of the Cooperative Children's Book Center), with a foreword by Stacey Donovan (</span><span><em>Dive</em></span><span>).</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p> </p>