REF:Looking for book title

["Hamer, Sharon" <snhamer@METHUEN.K12.MA.US>]

I am looking for a book. It was written in the early 80's I think, by a
librarian from Somerville, MA. It is a coming of age story featuring a
working class girl who, unlike most of those around her, is a dedicated
student but struggling with the choice of staying put or moving beyond her
roots by going to college. She is mentored by a teacher whom she
likes/dislikes. A central metaphor in the book is the construction of a
superhighway that is dividing the community in half, cutting her off from
parts of her childhood. At least this is what I remember it being about. I
thought it was called "Making Connections" but I can't find it anywhere.

Sharon Hamer                    Media Specialist
Methuen High School                 978-681-1389
1 Ranger Road                   (F) 978-681-1397
Methuen, MA 01844                   snhamer@methuen.k12.ma.us
webpage: http://www.methuen.k12.ma.us/snhamer

"Painful things are like the knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary to
keep the beads in place"--Anita Diament, The Red Tent

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