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'Abstinence Teacher' Might Be Better on Screen

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All Things Considered, November 2, 2007 · Author Tom Perrotta's novels Election and Little Children were made into rather successful movies. He has another novel out this fall: The Abstinence Teacher. Is it worth reading before it hits theaters?

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