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The silver star a novel

Two motherless sisters--Bean and Liz--are shuttled to Virginia, where their Uncle Tinsley lives in the decaying mansion that's been in their family for generations. When school starts in the fall, Bean easily adjusts and makes friends, and Liz becomes increasingly withdrawn. Then something happ...

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Main Author: Walls, Jeannette.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2013.
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Sisters > Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence > Fiction.
Bildungsromans > Virginia.
Summary: Two motherless sisters--Bean and Liz--are shuttled to Virginia, where their Uncle Tinsley lives in the decaying mansion that's been in their family for generations. When school starts in the fall, Bean easily adjusts and makes friends, and Liz becomes increasingly withdrawn. Then something happens to Liz and Bean is left to challenge the injustice of the adult world.
Physical Description: 269 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9781451661507 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1451661509 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781451661545 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1451661541 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author Notes: Jeannette Walls was born in Phoenix, Arizona on April 21, 1960. She graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York City for twenty years. Her books include a memoir entitled The Glass Castle and several novels including Half Broke Horses and The Silver Star.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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