BOOKS - Ferris Beach
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Ferris Beach
Author: Jill McCorkle
Year: October 1, 1990
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.8 MB
Language: English
Year: October 1, 1990
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.8 MB
Language: English
and "An amazing novel. and " - Sarah DessenFerris Beach is a place where excitement and magic coexist. Or so Mary Katherine and "Katie and " Burns, the only child of middle-aged Fred and Cleva Burns, believes. Shy and self-conscious, she daydreams about Ferris Beach, where her beautiful cousin, Angela, leads a romantic, mysterious life.It is the early 1970s, and when the land across the road from the Burns's historic house is sold to developers, Misty Rhodes - also from Ferris Beach - and her flamboyant parents move into the nearest newly built split-level. In contrast to Katie's composed, reserved, practical mother, Misty and her mother are everything Katie wants to daring, outrageous, fun. The two girls become inseparable, sharing every secret, every dream - until one fateful Fourth of July, when their lives change in a way they could never have imagined.In this classic McCorkle novel, the author's shrewd grasp of human nature creates characters that resonate with truth and emotion, and a story perfect for mothers and daughters to share and cherish.