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13 (Zeitoun novel)13 is the debut novel of Canadian author Mary-Lou Zeitoun, first published in 2002 by Porcupine's Quill.
The novel tells the story of a John Lennon obsessed 13-year-old girl called Marnie Harmon growing up in Ottawa in 1980.
Plot
Marnie Harmon is a 13-year-old girl growing up in Ottawa. Initially she attends an ordinary high school, where she is alienated from her peers, who don't understand her angst, her rejection of fashionable clothes. She experiences unwelcome attention from a male teacher, and when she tries to retaliate, she is the one who is punished, being sent to a Roman Catholic high school.
It is at the more controlled school that Marnie makes friends, among the schools other rebels. They engage in rebellious behavior, like underage drinking, and hanging out in strip clubs.
Her dream of running away to New York City, to meet her hero, John Lennon, is the narrative arc that cements the story.
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