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A Step Toward Falling

A Step Toward Falling

Cammie McGovern

4.3(3)on Hardcover

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Emily has always been the kind of girl who tries to do the right thing—until one night when she does the worst thing possible. She sees Belinda, a classmate with developmental disabilities, being attacked. Inexplicably, she does nothing at all. Belinda, however, manages to save herself. When their high school finds out what happened, Emily and Lucas, a football player who was also there that night, are required to perform community service at a center for disabled people. Soon Lucas and Emily begin to feel like maybe they’re starting to make a real difference. Like they would be able to do the right thing, if they could do that night all over again. But can they do anything that will actually help the one person they hurt the most?

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OL Work ID
OL19349853W

Subjects

Community service (Punishment)Juvenile fictionPeople with disabilitiesHigh school studentsPeople with disabilities, fictionStudents, fictionChildren's fictionJUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Special NeedsLoveJUVENILE FICTION / Love & RomanceFictionPeople with mental disabilitiesHigh schoolsSchoolsJUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & InjuriesNew York Times reviewedPersonnes handicapéesRomans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse

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