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Eddie and the Jets.


Eddie and the Jets

John Attanas

Darby Creek Darby Creek may refer to:
  • Darby Creek (Pennsylvania), a tributary of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania
  • A stream in Lexington, Kentucky
  • Darby Creek Road runs near the stream
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7858 Industrial Parkway, Plain City, OH 43064

1581960263 $14.99 www.darbycreekpublishing.com

Eddie and the Jets is a young adult novel about making hard choices and growing up. Eddie loves football, and starts a street football team called The Jets with his friends. But when Eddie falls in love with his best friend's twin sister, and Eddie's dad walks out, things get more and more complicated, and one by one things in Eddie's life seem to fall apart - his football team, his family, his friendship Friendship
See also Loyalty.

acacia

traditional symbol of friendship. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 172]

Achilles and Patroclus

beloved friends and constant companions, especially during the Trojan War. [Gk. Myth.
 and his love life. Learning to pick up the pieces, adapt, and patch up patch` up´

n. 1. To mend by patching; to patch; - also used figuratively; as, to patch up frayed relations bewteen parties s>.

Verb 1.
 differences is a key point in this modern story about coping with difficult changes. Highly recommended.
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Article Type:Book Review
Date:Mar 1, 2006
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