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Synopsis
15-year-old Lolly (short for Lollipop) Emmerson is a free-spirit, what others call "the hippie child of a hippie woman." Her favorite thing to do is sail her Boston Whaler in the Florida Keys. One night she runs into an underwater obstacle and the boat flounders. After Lolly is knocked out and separated from the boat, she realizes that she's done for and accepts her own fate. That's when the manatees arrives.
About the Author
Joseph Monninger is the author of eight novels, two memoirs, and numerous articles and stories for adults. A licensed fishing guide, he lives in Warren, New Hampshire, where he and his family run a dog-sledding business. He teaches writing and literature at Plymouth State University. Hippie Chick is his second young adult novel.