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Dress Codes for Small Towns

Courtney Stevens

Billie McCaffrey is a preacher’s child in a small town and part of a close group of six friends called the Hexagon. She prefers jeans and combat boots, makes large-scale art in her garage, and joins her friends in both building community and causing trouble. Billie may be in love with two of her closest friends, Wood and Janie Lee. When Janie Lee tells Billie that she loves Wood, Billie recognizes that her own feelings for Wood are tangled with her feelings for Janie Lee.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Themes
Art And Creativity · Friendship · Identity · Love
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
August 22, 2017
ISBN-13
9780062398529
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2018Fiction for Young Adults
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