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As if life isn't already hard enough being a gay Jewish teen in 1800s Chicago trying to save money for his family to come to the US, Alter ends up possessed when his friend is murdered. But his friend is one of many in a string of murders of Jewish boys, and now Alter, a girl from his building, and the boy he thought he'd cut from his life a year ago must find the killer if they want to save...
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