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A 2015 schneider family book award winnerwith gentle humor and unflinching realism, gail giles tells the gritty, ultimately hopeful story of two special ed teenagers entering the adult world. All the truth thats in me by julie erry honorable mentions. Girls like us giles,gail graduating from their schools special education program, quincy and biddy are placed together in their first independent apartment and discover unexpected things they have in common in the face of past challenges and a harrowing trauma. Quincy and biddy are special education students who are graduating high school and having a workapartment program set up for them to be roommates.
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