Jennifer Erin Valent
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Tyndale House Publishers
Language
English
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In this sequel to Jennifer’s award-winning debut novel Fireflies in December, Jessilyn Lassiter and her best friend Gemma Teague have survived prejudice and heartache in their lifelong friendship, but the summer of 1936 threatens to tear them apart yet again. Gemma’s job with the wealthy Hadley family leads to a crush on their youngest son. But Jessilyn’s insistence that he’s no good and that no rich white man would ever truly fall...
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Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1932, thirteen-year-old Jessilyn Lassiter's world is turned upside down when her family takes in Jessilyn's African-American best friend, Gemma, after Gemma's parents are killed in a fire Jessilyn's father feels responsible for and their decision attracts unwanted attention from the local Ku Klux Klan members.
Author
Series
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Christy Award-winning author Jennifer Erin Valent concludes her critically acclaimed Calloway Summers trilogy with this compelling gem. In the summer of 1938, the dreams of 19-year-old Jessilyn Lassiter begin to come true when her long-time crush falls for her. But their budding romance is interrupted when a young black doctor comes to her small Virginia town, capturing the heart of her best friend and attracting the racial hostility that's been simmering...