A Place Apart (Fox novel)
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| Author | Paula Fox |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | September 26, 1980 |
| Publication place | United States |
A Place Apart is a 1980 children's novel by Paula Fox.[1] After her father's sudden death, 13-year-old Victoria and her mother are forced to move from Boston to a town in the New England countryside. There Victoria meets Hugh, an arrogant high school junior who soon takes to manipulating and bullying her. Hugh's interest wanes with the arrival of a new boy at school, Todd, whom Victoria takes a linking to. As Victoria begins to process her feelings regarding her father's death, her mother announces she is remarrying and they will be moving back to Boston.
