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Reviewed on October 1, 2014 | Adult Books 4 Teens: Family Ties
Gr 9 Up—The Virgin Islands is the main character in this debut novel. St. Thomas, like its inhabitants, comes of age after it transfers from Danish to American rule in the early 1900s. Distinctive multiple narrators tell the story of the wealthy Captain and his beautiful but "wild" wife, Antoinette; his daughters, Eeona and Anette; and his son Jacob, conceived with his mistress. When B...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
