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321 pp.
| Simon Pulse |
March, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-5000-4$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4424-5001-1
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YA
Six months after her mother's death, Tess and her father visit Parrish, home to Tess's grandmother. When grieving, fly-by-night Dad leaves, the town rallies around Tess, helping her save her mother's rare "pixiebell" plant. Caletti's deft hand with detail, the emotionally true writing, and a protagonist whose experience with love and loss is wholly absorbing make for an engaging book.