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Starred Review on June 1, 2025 | Young Adult
Gr 9 Up—Phillips's YA debut is a triumph in historical fiction. Pip, 15, and Sissy, 17, are as close as they can be as sisters and best friends. Sheltered, the two of them have created a symbiotic existence, surviving despite the desperate, hardscrabble circumstances of their farm life, living on an orange grove in a small Florida town in 1960 with their abusive father and alcoholic, cl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More