Foreign Exchange
Written by Mel Glenn
Published by HarperTeen in 1999
144 pages.
Genre: Multicultural, Mystery/Suspense, Social Issues
Summery: For one weekend, students from a big-city highschool are staying with host families in a small, rural town. While staying there, one of the local girls (the prettiest, most popular) is murdered. Through the brilliant poems, we find out who killed her and how the people from both sides deal with the event.
Response: Loved it. So brilliantly written. I think that the poetry works better than regular prose would. It examines prejudices, stereotypes, rivalry, ethics, and family.
Word of Caution: Murder, obviously. Sex. Some language.
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