INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Altebrando, Tara

The Battle of Darcy Lane

(3) 4-6 Twelve-year-old Julia expects to spend summer vacation with her best friend Taylor, but a new neighbor changes everything and Julia faces some tough decisions. Altebrando explores several touchstones of adolescence, from first crushes and friendships growing apart to the parent-child struggle and finding one's place in the world. Readers will easily relate to this coming-of-age story and its emotionally charged characters.

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