The Peach Rebellion

By Wendelin Van Draanen

Three girls confront family secrets and societal divides in a transformative summer.

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416 pages

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Ginny Rose returns to her childhood town, where old friendships and new rivalries collide. With Peggy and Lisette, she faces family secrets and societal divides. As tensions rise, the trio must decide whether to accept their world or fight for change. This summer, hearts will break, secrets will surface, and courage will be tested. Can sisterhood bridge the gaps of the past and forge a bold new future?

From the publisher

From the author of The Running Dream comes a heart-swelling historical tale of friendship, family, and the power of sisterhood to help heal the wounds of the past and step boldly into the future. Ginny Rose and Peggy were best friends at seven, picking peaches on hot summer days. Peggy’s family owned the farm, and Ginny Rose’s were pickers, escaping the Oklahoma dust storms. That didn’t matter to them then, but now, ten years, hard miles, and a world war later, Ginny Rose’s family is back in town and their differences feel somehow starker. Especially since Peggy’s new best friend, Lisette, is a wealthy banker’s daughter. Still, there’s no denying what all three girls have in common: Families with great fissures that are about to break wide open. And a determination to not just accept things as they are anymore. This summer they will each make a stand. It’s a season of secrets revealed. Of daring plans to heal old wounds. Of hearts won and hearts broken. A summer when everything changes because you’re seventeen, and it’s time to be bold. And because it’s easier to be brave with a true friend by your side.

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