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Reviewed on December 1, 2004
Gr 9-Up A coming-of-age novel with an unusual and exotic setting. Benita, 14, lives in Ecuador. Her father, whose business has been ruined by the Great Depression, decides to move the family to a small, primitive tropical island where he plans to raise coconut palms. Once there, he systematically alienates everyone with his superior attitude and bumbling farming practices. Benita becomes enamored of Raul, a handsome young islander. He initially shows no interest in her, but then decides ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




