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136 pp.
| Farrar |
March, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-374-37155-5$$16.00
(4)
4-6
The summer after seventh grade, Cassie's world falls apart: her beloved brother-in-law is cheating on her pregnant sister, and her grandmother is selling the seaside inn where she, Cassie, and Cassie's mother live. While the story is predictable, Rodowsky has a solid handle on adolescent angst, and Cassie struggles believably to accept the people she loves for who they really are.