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The Wild Girls

by Pat Murphy

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Publisher Comments:

It is the early 1970s. Twelve-year-old Joan is sure that she is going to be miserable when her family moves from Connecticut to California. Then she meets a most unusual girl. Sarah prefers to be called "Fox," and lives with her author dad in a rundown house in the middle of the woods. The two girls start writing their own stories together, and when one wins first place in a student contest, they find themselves recruited for a summer writing class taught by the equally unusual Verla Volante. The Wild Girls is about friendship, the power of story, and how coming of age means finding your own answersrather than simply taking adults on faith.

About the Author

Pat Murphy lives in San Francisco, California.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780670062263
Author:
Murphy, Pat
Publisher:
Viking Children's Books
Subject:
Girls & Women
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Historical - United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Family problems
Subject:
Social Issues - New Experience
Subject:
Social Issues - Adolescence
Subject:
Family
Publication Date:
October 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
8.56x5.86x1.06 in. .88 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12

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