When the Bough Breaks (Duncan novel)

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When the Bough Breaks
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Author Lois Duncan
LanguageEnglish
Published1973
PublisherDoubleday
Pages182
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When the Bough Breaks is a 1973 novel by Lois Duncan. In addition to Point of Violence (1966), it is one of two adult novels she composed, with the majority of her publications being young adult fiction. [1]

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References

  1. Drew, Bernard Alger (1997). The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies . Libraries Unlimited. p.  114. ISBN   978-1-563-08615-1.