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Allen, Kate

The Line Tender

375 pp. | Dutton | April, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7352-3160-3 $17.99
(2) 4-6 Lucy's mother died researching sharks when Lucy was young. Now, during a summer project studying the great white sharks near their Rockport, Massachusetts, home, Lucy's best friend Fred dies in a tragic accident. Lucy turns to her mother's unfinished research and finds a way to strengthen remembered connections among her mother, Fred, and those still present in her life. Fluid writing adds depth to the meticulously drawn characters' emotional journeys.
Reviewer: Sarah Berman | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2019

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