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Anderson, Jodi Lynn. The secrets of peaches.


ANDERSON, Jodi Lynn. The secrets of peaches A peach is a type of fruit.

Peaches may refer to:
  • Peaches (musician), an electroclash musician
  • "Peaches" (song), by the rock group The Stranglers
  • "Peaches" (single), by the band The Presidents of the United States of America
  • Peaches
. (Sequel to Peaches.) HarperCollins. 299p. c2006. 0-06-073308-X. $16.99. JS

Birdie, Murphy, and Leeda are back in this sequel to Anderson's debut novel, Peaches. Picking up where Peaches ends, readers follow these three friends as they deal with life, love, and family dynamics. Even though the orchard is dormant Latent; inactive; silent. That which is dormant is not used, asserted, or enforced.

A dormant partner is a member of a partnership who has a financial interest yet is silent, in that he or she takes no control over the business.
 in its growing cycle, it remains a strong character in the story, and the girls are each emotionally tied to it in some way. Murphy is torn between wanting to get out of their small town but also feeling comforted by the love and friendship discovered there; Leeda continues to struggle with her difficult relationship with her mother; and Birdie feels emotionally and physically tied to the orchard while experiencing bubbling desires to know and understand life beyond it.

Anderson has drawn characters who are strong but also vulnerable as they learn to battle the demons Demons
See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism.

ademonist

one who denies the existence of the devil or demons.

bogyism, bogeyism

recognition of the existence of demons and goblins.
 within themselves and to accept the flawed flaw 1  
n.
1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness: a flaw in the crystal that caused it to shatter. See Synonyms at blemish.

2.
 natures of those around them. Add this book to your Sisterhood sisterhood: see monasticism.  of the Traveling Pants read-a-like lists and to your options for girl-focused and mother-daughter book discussion groups. Stephanie Squicciarini, Teen Svcs. Libn., Fairport PL, Fairport, NY

J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers.

S--Recommended for senior high school students.
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Date:Jan 1, 2007
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