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Gr 9 Up—In this engrossing novel about friendship and tough transitions, three 18-year-olds are spending what might be their last summer together on Winlock Harbor, the island where they met building sand castles as six-year-old boys. The breezy setting of beaches and boardwalks belies the struggles each one faces in the passage between high school and adulthood. Wealthy Grayson has a way with girls and a future as a quarterback at Vanderbilt. No one suspects that h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A promising premise--the emotional lives of three boys, lifelong friends, the summer after high school--is marred by sluggish pacing an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More