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Book Review of Tightrope

Tightrope
Tightrope
Author: Gillian Cross
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Paperback
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To everyone in her run-down neighborhood, fourteen-year-old Ashley seems like a good kid. She takes care of her sick mother, does well at school, and stays away from the gangs. No one knows about her alter ego, "Cindy," the daring graffiti artist known for leaving her tag in the most unreachable places. But when a terrifying stranger discovers her secret, Ashley's tightly wound existence begins to spiral out of control. Can she deep her balance. Or is she headed for a fall?