Adeline Street

Published
Jun 1996
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General Fiction General Fiction
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185

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Eleven-year-old Leah ultimately comes to terms with her younger sister's death.A warm, funny, family story that deals with overcoming grief and finding inner strength.To 11-year-old Leah Orton, Adeline Street was the best place on earth to live. But since her sister Kelly's death, the old neighborhood only reminds her of better times. Recent additions to Adeline Street, like the new church and its stern preacher, seem like intrusions. So do many of Leah's confusing new emotions, like her changed feelings for her best friend, Tom, and her sudden understanding of her friend Vickie's frightening secret. Yet as Leah reaches out, she is surprised to find comfort and some good laughs in unexpected places.

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Jun 1996 Yearling ISBN 0440412064
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First Edition Jun 1996 Bantam ISBN 0385309988
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Mar 1995 Delacorte ISBN 0385310757
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