Sterling Watson

American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, poet, and longtime professor of creative writing (notably at Eckerd College).

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  1. 1. Sweet Dream Baby

    Sent to rural Florida for the summer to live with his grandparents and his sixteen-year-old aunt Delia, twelve-year-old Travis becomes absorbed in the closed ways of small-town life. He is captivated by Delia as she tries to find a place in the gossip-driven town. Her secrets are beyond his understanding, but he believes he alone can save her, a conviction that forces him to grow up fast and leads to a dangerous, disturbing climax.

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