Tomboy by norma klein paperback, 128 pages, published 1989 by random house books for young readers. I wish to acknowledge and give thanks to those who have been instrumental in my. Seventeenyearold spence thinks he knows a lot about women, until he becomes entangled with several and has his first affair. Norma klein, an author of more than 30 novels for teenagers and adults, died tuesday, april 25, 1989 after a brief illness at st.
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Klein began publishing short stories while attending barnard and since then she had written novels for readers of all ages. Condition very good isbn 10 0449701530 isbn 9780449701539 seller. Buy a cheap copy of no more saturday nights book by norma klein. Give and take by norma klein 19860412 norma klein on. Reading give me one good reasonher first fulllength adult novelis like spending. Norma klein seventeenyearold spence thinks he knows a lot about women, until he becomes entangled with several and has his first affair. Possible ex library copy, with all the markingsstickers of that library. Norma klein has 59 books on goodreads with 11594 ratings. Youngadult novelist norma klein taught me about sex and feminism, in a very jewish world. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive.
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