''Another Kind of Monday'' is a

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by the American writer William E. Coles, Jr. (1932–2005) set in 1990s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It tells the story of Mark, a high school senior who by chance opens an old library copy of ''

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'' and finds $300 along with a set of directions that launches him into a scavenger hunt all over the city and unwittingly into a romance with a co-quester. As the two retrieve more and more assignments, their lives take twists and turns that bond them closer together. The novel was recognized as an

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in 1996.

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1996 American novels American young adult novels Novels set in Pittsburgh Atheneum Books books {{1990s-ya-novel-stub