Forrest Shepherd is convinced she's right. About what's best for her brother and his horrible girlfriend, Olivia. About her mother's need for control. Most of all, she thinks she's right about Scott, the first cute guy to hit on her.
But on the Shepherds' annual summer vacation, Forrest discovers that her safe world of family and friends is riddled with deception. Her brother, her mother, Olivia, Scott . . . she really doesn't know them at all, and Forrest is left wondering what it means for the most important relationships in her life to be built on lies.
Thirty Sunsets is a story of secrets and personal traumas that shake a family to its core . . . and the healing that arises when hard truths emerge.
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Christine Hurley Deriso (North Augusta, SC) is an award-winning author of three middle grade novels. She has also contributed to Ladies' Home Journal, Parents, and other national magazines. Visit her online at www.christinehurleyderiso.com.
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Forrest Shepherd is dismayed after her brother's girlfriend, Olivia, joins them at the family beach house. Suddenly, Forrest is on a mission to verify the reality of Olivia's rumored eating disorder. But the truth isn't what Forrest expected. Seller Inventory # B9780738739915
Book Description Condition: New. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780738739915
Book Description Condition: New. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780738739915
Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # GZ-9780738739915
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. For Forrest Shepherd, getting away to the family's beach house is the best part of the summer. But this year, Forrest's relaxing vacation falls into turmoil as painful family secrets are revealed. She finds solace in Scott, a guy she meets on the beach, and starts ignoring her friends' warnings that Scott is a player . or worse. Forrest Shepherd is convinced she's right. About what's best for her brother and his horrible girlfriend, Olivia. About her mother's need for control. Most of all, she thinks she's right about Scott, the first cute guy to hit on her. But on the Shepherds' annual summer vacation, Forrest discovers that her safe world of family and friends is riddled with deception. Her brother, her mother, Olivia, Scott . . . she really doesn't know them at all, and Forrest is left wondering what it means for the most important relationships in her life to be built on lies. Thirty Sunsets is a story of secrets and personal traumas that shake a family to its core . . . and the healing that arises when hard truths emerge. AGES: 12 to 18 AUTHOR: Christine Hurley Deriso is an award-winning author of three middle grade novels. She has also contributed to Ladies' Home Journal, Parents, and other national magazines. A vacation at her family's beach house turns Forrest Shepherd's world upside down as her family's darkest secrets begin to come to light. OWhat starts out as a feel-good romance turns into issue-filled YA novel that packs a big wallop, as it wrestles with rape, teen pregnancy, and the unearthing of family secrets.ON"School Library Journal." Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780738739915