Love In Stanley Gordon West's Until They Bring The Streetcars Back

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The book title is call “Until They Bring The Streetcars Back”, this book is by Stanley Gordon West. This story is set in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1949. Cal Gant is a senior at Central High School. One day, he and his entire study hall class obtains a 7th hour detention period, where he is introduced to Gretchen Luttermann when she sits behind him and says to herself that her father will beat her. After this, Cal starts to learn more about Gretchen and how her life is a living hell. This lead to violence, terror, and murdering. Cal had to make some heartbreaking choices to help Gretchen who struggled with abuse from her father. Cal, who had made it a responsibility to save her from her father’s abuse.
Foremost, my claim I chose is love, because

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