Local Girls

The New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic is at her haunting, thought-provoking best with these interconnected stories about a Long Island family.

Alice Hoffman casts her spell over a neighborhood filled with dreamers and dreams as she evokes the world of the Samuelsons, a family torn apart by tragedy and bound together by devotion. As Gretel grows up, she is witness to the breakup of her parents' marriage, the ups and downs of her cousin Margot's search for love, the deterioration of a brother who passes up Harvard for a job at the Food Star, and emotional explosions that shatter the suburban quiet...

Author: Alice Hoffman
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 05/01/2000
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.14w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780425174340

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.2
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 36680 / Local Girls


Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 06/02/2000 pg. 73

About the Author
Alice Hoffman is the bestselling author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The Invisible Hour, The World That We Knew, Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic (A Reese's Book Club pick), Magic Lessons, The Book of Magic, Here on Earth (An Oprah's Book Club pick), and The Dovekeepers. She lives near Boston.