Literary Fiction
A 13-year-old girl navigates first love, loss, and family upheaval after relocating to Missouri with her father.
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A 13-year-old girl navigates first love, loss, and family upheaval after relocating to Missouri with her father.
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In this exquisite new novel by best-selling writer Elizabeth Berg, a young woman falls in love - and learns how sorrow can lead to an understanding of joy.
Katie, the narrator, has relocated to Missouri with her distant, occasionally abusive father, and she feels very much alone: her much-loved mother is dead; her new school is unaccepting of her; and her only friends fall far short of ideal companions. When she accidently falls through the ice while skating, she meets Jimmy. He is handsome, far...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Central unrequited first love with older married man; emotional, not explicit
Violence & gore
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Mild physical abuse by father; not graphic
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Brief references; a priest character appears
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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No evidence found in available sources
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Occasionally abusive father; grief over deceased mother; age-gap crush
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