Local Girls

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...

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 05/01/2000
ISBN: 9780425174340
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.14w x 0.56d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 06/02/2000 pg. 73

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 36680 / Local Girls
Reading Level: 6.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 7