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Crooked
by Laura and Tom McNeal

“This book has everything: likable characters, a terrific plot, and plenty of suspense.” —
The Philadelphia Inquirer

“A pleasure. The McNeals have an uncanny ear for teen dialogue.” —
Booklist

“An engaging novel [with] a terrifying climax.”
—The Horn Book Magazine

An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
Winner of the California Book Award for Juvenile Literature

Text copyright © 2003 by Laura McNeal and Tom McNeal

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McNeal, Laura.
Zipped / by Laura and Tom McNeal.
p. cm.

SUMMARY: At the end of their sophomore year in high school, the lives of
four teenagers are woven together as they start a tough new job, face family problems, deal
with changing friendships, and find love.

[1. Interpersonal relations—Fiction. 2. Stepfamilies—Fiction.
3. New York (State)—Fiction.] I. McNeal, Tom. II. Title.

PZ7.M47879365 Zi 2003
 [Fic]—dc21
2002002781

First Knopf trade paperback edition September 2004

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eISBN: 978-0-307-43413-5

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