Local Girls

Local Girls - Paperback

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Local Girls

Local Girls - Paperback

by Alice Hoffman
$24.00
Sale price  $24.00 Regular price 

Book Overview

by Alice Hoffman (Author)

The New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic is at her haunting, thought-provoking best with these interconnected stories about a Long Island family.

Alice Hoffman casts her spell over a neighborhood filled with dreamers and dreams as she evokes the world of the Samuelsons, a family torn apart by tragedy and bound together by devotion. As Gretel grows up, she is witness to the breakup of her parents' marriage, the ups and downs of her cousin Margot's search for love, the deterioration of a brother who passes up Harvard for a job at the Food Star, and emotional explosions that shatter the suburban quiet...

Author Biography

Alice Hoffman is the bestselling author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The Invisible Hour, The World That We Knew, Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic (A Reese's Book Club pick), Magic Lessons, The Book of Magic, Here on Earth (An Oprah's Book Club pick), and The Dovekeepers. She lives near Boston.

Number of Pages: 208
Dimensions: 0.56 x 7.96 x 5.14 IN
Publication Date: May 01, 2000
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Local Girls
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 6.2
Point Value: 7
ISBN9780425174340
Author Alice Hoffman
PublisherBerkley Books
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2000
LanguageENG- English
Pages208
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Alice Hoffman

Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The Book of Magic, Magic Lessons, The Rules of Magic, Practical Magic, The World That We Knew, The Marriage of Opposites, The Red Garden, the Oprah's Book Club selection Here on Earth, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, and The Dovekeepers. She lives near Boston.

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