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Gr 5–8—Julia and Eliza have grown up together as Eliza's mother, though 22 years older, is Julia's sister. The girls have been close friends and go to school together and, now that it's summer, Julia has moved in with her sister, brother-in-law, and Eliza because her mother is a nurse serving in Iraq. With her father working in another town, Julia is feeling untethered and worried about her mother, but the familiar resort where her brother-in-law works and where she and Eliza are part of the staf...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Best friends Julia and Eliza are also aunt and niece. Almost thirteen, they are straddling that time between childhood and adolescence. When Julia's mother is sent to serve in Iraq, Julia stays with Eliza and her family. Eliza's father, Uncle Bruce, works at a historic resort that has for years allowed the girls the perfect backdrop for their imaginative play. As they walk around the grounds, they imagine themselves in long dresses and broad-brimme...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Best friends Julia and Eliza, both almost thirteen, are also aunt and niece. With her mother in Iraq, Julia stays with...Log In or Sign Up to Read More