Ferris Beach

Ferris Beach is a place where excitement and magic coexist. Or so Mary Katherine "Katie" Burns, the only child of middle-aged Fred and Cleva Burns, believes. Shy and self-conscious, she daydreams about Ferris Beach, where her beautiful cousin, Angela, leads a romantic, mysterious life.

It is the early 1970s, and when the land across the road from the Burns's historic house is sold to developers, Misty Rhodes-also from Ferris Beach-and her flamboyant parents move into the nearest newly built split-level. In contrast to Katie's composed, reserved, practical mother, Misty and her mother are everything Katie wants to be: daring, outrageous, fun. The two girls become inseparable, sharing every secret, every dream-until one fateful Fourth of July, when their lives change in a way they could never have imagined.

In this classic McCorkle novel, the author's shrewd grasp of human nature creates characters that resonate with truth and emotion, and a story perfect for mothers and daughters to share and cherish.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 09/22/2009
ISBN: 9781565129313
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 6036 / Ferris Beach
Reading Level: 6.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 19