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"Formidable, but never appearing therefore, Kent Haruf shows an entire neighborhood as he interweaves the stories of a pregnant senior school girl, a lonely teacher, a set of boys abandoned by their mother, and a few crusty bachelor producers. From basic components, Haruf defines a story of knowledge and grace--a story that builds in power and sensation till, as in a choral chant, the sounds in the book surround, transportation, and raise the audience off the ground."-FROM THE CITATION FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD