Local Girl Swept Away

By: Ellen Wittlinger

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Hardcover | 15 June 2016

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Hardcover
270 Pages

Age
14 - 18

Grade
9+

Dimensions(cm)
21.43 x 13.97 x 2.54

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Lorna drowned in a storm...or did she? Grief and confusion overcome a group of friends when their dynamic leader, Lorna, is swept out to sea during a storm. Mystery deepens when the body is never found, but romance must share space with guilt as Jackie faces her longtime feelings for Lorna's boyfriend. Veteran author is recipient of an American Library Association Michael L. Printz Honor citation for her previous novel, as well a Lambda Literary Award winner, and a Booklist Editors' Choice When Lorna is swept out to sea, the three remaining friends in her inner circle are forced to cope with the mystery surrounding her fate as well as their irrevocably changed dynamics. In this beautifully written coming of age novel, Jackie also is forced to confront her feelings of unrequited love for Lorna's boyfriend. Does one of the boys in their inner circle know more than he's letting on? Will Lorna's fate ever be discovered? Jackie struggles to become her own person in the wake of a loss that the group may never be able to gain closure from. AUTHOR: A former children's librarian, Ellen Wittlinger holds an MFA from the University of Iowa. She is the author of 'Hard Love' (an American Library Association Michael L. Printz Honor Book, a Lambda Literary Award winner, and a Booklist Editors' Choice), 'Love & Lies', 'What's in a Name', Sandpiper, and others.

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"The story is compelling and the characters nicely drawn. Wittlinger's many fans won't want to miss her latest." --Booklist

"Teenage best friends grapple with sudden loss in Wittlinger's...coming-of-age tale, [with] moments of true compassion, and lovely descriptions of the Cape." --Publishers Weekly

"Elements of tragedy, mystery, romance, and self-discovery are woven together effectively and fleshed out with memorable imagery. All of the primary characters are complex and well-developed.... An enjoyable and thought-provoking read that is sure to appeal to many teens." --School Library Journal

"The perfect...summer time beach read...a page turner. This is a great book for those looking for a light mystery for the summer. Wittlinger's fans will not be disappointed." --YA Books Central

"Author Ellen Wittlinger proves once again why she's a master of realistic fiction, creating believable dialogue, events and emotions, especially as Jackie must decide if she's still one of Lorna's pawns in the end." --Bookpage

"Local Girl Swept Away features a group of friends who are shaken when one of their members is swept out to sea. As in Broadchurch, a sense of possible hope on the horizon shines through." --Barnes & Noble Teen Blog

"Will leave readers with searching questions about what is right when dealing with a situation where there has been so much wrong. Fans of melodrama will get swept up in this." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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