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248 pp.
| McElderry |
October, 2006 |
TradeISBN 1-4169-0850-1$15.95
(4)
4-6
In the summer of 1820, fifteen-year-old Lucy struggles to support her friend Jesse, please her father, and discover her own desires. Torn between marriage and friendship, a life in her mountain community or one in Boston, Lucy eventually makes some unexpected choices. The plot twists late in the novel are less convincing than are the artful characterizations that precede them.