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Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- Ron Charles, Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the mountains of southern Appalachia, \u003cem\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. 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