Alison, Who Went Away

233 Pages·2001·0.59 MB·English

by  Vivian Vande Velde

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Alison, Who Went Away
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Alison,
Who Went Away
Vivian Vande Velde
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This novel is a work of fiction.
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead,
or to events or locales, is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2001 by Vande Velde, Vivian
All rights reserved. For information about permission to reproduce
selections from this book, write to Permissions, Houghton Mifflin
Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003.
www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com
The text of this book is set in 12-point AGaramond.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Vande Velde, Vivian.
Alison, who went away / Vivian Vande Velde.
p. cm.
Summary: Three years after the disappearance of her older sister,
fourteen-year-old Sibyl and her family struggle to continue their
lives, separately and together.
ISBN 0-618-23220-6
[1. Missing personsFiction. 2. SistersFiction. 3. Family
problemsFiction. 4. Gay fathersFiction. 5. High school
Fiction. 6. SchoolsFiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.V377 My 2001 [Fic]dc21 00-032032
Manufactured in the United States of America
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To Jennifer and to Michael,
who shared their stories
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 1
Chapter 2 5
Chapter 3 11
Chapter 4 16
Chapter 5 20
Chapter 6 26
Chapter 7 28
Chapter 8 34
Chapter 9 38
Chapter 10 44
Chapter 11 49
Chapter 12 51
Chapter 13 56
Chapter 14 59
Chapter 15 61
Chapter 16 66
Chapter 17 72
Chapter 18 73
Chapter 19 75
Chapter 20 78
Chapter 21 82
Chapter 22 86
Chapter 23 88
Chapter 24 92
Chapter 25 98
Chapter 26 103
Chapter 27 109
Chapter 28 114
Chapter 29 118
Chapter 30 123
Chapter 31 127
Chapter 32 132
Chapter 33 133
Chapter 34 138
Chapter 35 145
Chapter 36 148
Chapter 37 154
Chapter 38 158