Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Review by Kenzie
Who would like this book? Anybody who likes stories of friendship and/or a bit of romance.
Why? In the 311-page book Peaches, three teenage girls are brought together in the most unexpected way: a peach orchard. Owned by the sweet and shy Birdie Darlington’s father, the peach orchard is the oldest privately owned peach orchard in Bridgewater, Georgia. The friendless and overweight Birdie has never met Murphy McGowen in her life, until trouble-maker Murphy commits a minor crime—again—and is forced to be a worker on the orchard, living in the dorms and waking up at dawn with the rest of the Mexican workers. Then there’s Leeda, the rich and beautiful cousin of Birdie. Her life may look glamorous on the outside, but if you ever met her mother, you’d realize that being Leeda isn’t as easy as it seems. And when her mom decides to send Leeda off to the Darlington’s peach orchard to spend some “quality time” with her cousin, all three very different girls find themselves growing closer than they ever thought possible—all thanks to peaches.
The details: 311 p. 2005 Submitted by Kenzie