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Black Hole by Charles Burns (Author)

Black Hole

Charles Burns (Author)

4 out of 5 stars


It was like a horrible game of tag...It took a while, but they finally figured out it was some kind of new disease that only affected teenagers. They called it the "teen plague" or "the bug" and there were all kinds of unpredictable symptoms...For some it wasn't too bad - a few bumps, maybe an ugly rash...Others turned into monsters or grew new body parts...But the symptoms didn't matter...Once you were tagged, you were "it" forever.

A powerful story of teenage angst, stigmatism and social exclusion. For the majority of teenagers, contrary to what they believe at the time, it does get better. For others it doesn't.

7 Apr 2009 19:47 | (0) comments | Books


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