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"In telling the story of a young outsider who is obsessed with her gang-leader lover, McKay, but unwilling to commit to becoming one of 'the Property of the Orphans' -- the tough girls who belong to the boys on the avenue -- Hoffman explores hard truths about how difficult it is to love another, and...

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Main Author:	Hoffman, Alice
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2009.
Series:	FSG classics.
Subjects:	Teenage girls > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Gang members > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. Teenage girls. Interpersonal relations. Gang members. New York (State) > New York. Fiction.
Summary:	"In telling the story of a young outsider who is obsessed with her gang-leader lover, McKay, but unwilling to commit to becoming one of 'the Property of the Orphans' -- the tough girls who belong to the boys on the avenue -- Hoffman explores hard truths about how difficult it is to love another, and yet how much more difficult it is to pull away."--P. [4] of cover.