Local Girls - Paperback – The Tale Trade

Local Girls - Paperback

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by Alice Hoffman (Author)

The New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic is at her haunting, thought-provoking best with these interconnected stories about a Long Island family.

Alice Hoffman casts her spell over a neighborhood filled with dreamers and dreams as she evokes the world of the Samuelsons, a family torn apart by tragedy and bound together by devotion. As Gretel grows up, she is witness to the breakup of her parents' marriage, the ups and downs of her cousin Margot's search for love, the deterioration of a brother who passes up Harvard for a job at the Food Star, and emotional explosions that shatter the suburban quiet...

Author Biography

Alice Hoffman is the bestselling author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The Invisible Hour, The World That We Knew, Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic (A Reese's Book Club pick), Magic Lessons, The Book of Magic, Here on Earth (An Oprah's Book Club pick), and The Dovekeepers. She lives near Boston.

Number of Pages: 208

Dimensions: 0.56 x 7.96 x 5.14 IN

Publication Date: May 01, 2000

Accelerated Reader:

Quiz Name: Local Girls

Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12

Reading Level: 6.2

Point Value: 7