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Local Girl Swept Away
Ellen Wittlinger
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Description for Local Girl Swept Away
Hardcover. In this beautifully written, intense novel, one girl has to travel through loss and disillusionment to make sense of her own future. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: YFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 478.
"Ellen Wittlinger's Hard Love was one of the books that inspired me to write young adult novels." —John Green, author, The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns
They are four best friends who've shared joy and secrets, love and memories, and since the beginning, Lorna was the one who held them all together. Then, the unthinkable happens. During a storm, Lorna is swept out to sea, leaving the three survivors with nothing to cling to except grief and questions. How did this happen? Why was Lorna in such danger, and was she alone? When her body is ... Read more
"Ellen Wittlinger's Hard Love was one of the books that inspired me to write young adult novels." —John Green, author, The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns
They are four best friends who've shared joy and secrets, love and memories, and since the beginning, Lorna was the one who held them all together. Then, the unthinkable happens. During a storm, Lorna is swept out to sea, leaving the three survivors with nothing to cling to except grief and questions. How did this happen? Why was Lorna in such danger, and was she alone? When her body is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Merit Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781440589003
SKU
V9781440589003
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Ref
99-15
About Ellen Wittlinger
Ellen Wittlinger was the critically acclaimed author of the teen novels Parrotfish, Blind Faith, Sandpiper, Heart on My Sleeve, Zigzag, and Hard Love (an American Library Association Michael L. Printz Honor Book and a Lambda Literary Award winner), and its sequel Love & Lies: Marisol’s Story. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and an MFA ... Read more
Reviews for Local Girl Swept Away
As featured on New England Public Radio! "The story is compelling and the characters nicely drawn. Wittlinger's many fans won't want to miss her latest."
Booklist "Teenage best friends grapple with sudden loss in Wittlinger's...coming-of-age tale, [with] moments of true compassion, and lovely descriptions of the Cape."
Publishers Weekly "Elements of tragedy, mystery, romance, ... Read more
Booklist "Teenage best friends grapple with sudden loss in Wittlinger's...coming-of-age tale, [with] moments of true compassion, and lovely descriptions of the Cape."
Publishers Weekly "Elements of tragedy, mystery, romance, ... Read more