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Cover of The Smell of Other People’s Houses

The Smell of Other People’s Houses

by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

Young adult · ages 14–18 · grades 9–12 · 750L

Why we'd hand it over

A quiet, structurally brilliant portrait of four teenagers in 1970s Alaska confronting poverty, family rupture, and belonging — unflinching about harm but fierce about their dignity.

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