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Long Gone Daddy

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 24 Ratings and 10 Reviews

Book Description
When a young man's grandfather dies, he and his minister father travel to pick up the body, and learn to understand each other. Harlan Q is living and working in a funeral home, which he finds easier than living with his Bible-thumping minister father. When his grandfather dies, he has to convince his father, Harlan P, to pick up the corpse. With little money and a quickly ripening body, father an... More
Book Information
PublisherBoyds Mills Press
BindingHardcover (4 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages174
ISBN-101932425381
ISBN-13978-1932425383
Publication Date05/01/2006
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About Helen Hemphill (Author) : Hailed as “a strong new voice in children’s literature” by KIRKUS REVIEWS, Helen Hemphill is the author of THE ADVENTUROUS DEEDS OF DEADWOOD JONES (Boyds Mills Press, 2008). She is also the auth... more
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7/6/2008 Julie Schoerke said: A wonderful debut novel by a popular YA author
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