Porch Swing Girl

Written by Taylor Bennett

Part of the Tradewinds series

A teen's quest for home clashes with a friend's desperate need. Will she sacrifice everything?

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303 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Sixteen-year-old Olive is stuck in Hawaii, desperate to return to Boston before her father sells their family home. With no money for a plane ticket, she takes a summer job with Brander and Jazz. But when Jazz reveals a dire need for money, Olive faces a tough choice: help her friend or secure her own way home. As time ticks away, Olive must decide what friendship truly costs.

From the publisher

What if friendship cost you everything? Stranded in Hawaii after the death of her mother, sixteen-year-old Olive Galloway is desperate to escape. She has to get back to Boston before her dad loses all common sense and sells the family house. But plane tickets cost money–something Olive gravely lacks. With the help of Brander, the fussy youth group worship leader, and Jazz, a mysterious girl with a passion for all things Hawaiian, Olive lands a summer job at the Shave Ice Shack and launches a scheme to buy a plane ticket home before the end of the summer. But when Jazz reveals a painful secret, Olive’s plans are challenged. Jazz needs money. A lot of it. Olive and Brander are determined to help their friend but, when their fundraising efforts are thwarted, Olive is caught in the middle. To help Jazz means giving up her ticket home. And time is running out.

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