Durable Goods

By Berg, Elizabeth & Taylor, Jen

Publishers Summary:
In the sweltering heat of a Southwestern summer, on a small army base in rural Texas, Katie waits impatiently for her life to change. Though battered by the recent death of her mother, her spirit remains miraculously stong. She is filled with longings: for a boy to fall in love with her the way Dickie Mac has fallen for her sister; for her father to stop hitting her; for her life to become less uncertain. And she knows that day is coming soon.Durable Goods is a poignant and enduring novel by Elizabeth Berg -- author of the New York Times bestseller Talk Before Sleep and Joy School -- a masterful work that gently captures the subtle nuances of childhood's end...and the pain, sorrow and stirring hope of inevitable transformation.

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ISBN
978-0-79272-460-5
Publisher
Sound Library


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Reviewed on November 1, 2001

Berg and reader Jen Taylor combine to create a convincing narrative about growing up that avoids the pitfalls of heavy adolescent angst. Katie, the youngest daughter in a military household, is still reeling from the recent death of her mother. The 12-year...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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