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Martha Glimmer turns 13 amid profound change: her mother has died, she has grown taller, and a new woman now shares her father’s kitchen, offering advice on how girls should behave. Feeling trapped in the small town of Oak Grove, Martha longs for a broader world.
Her best friends, Trevor and his brother Eli—nicknamed Trout and Eel because of the thin webbing between their fingers and toes—share her desire to leave. Together, the three friends scheme to escape Oak Grove, seek the ocean, and ultimately find the true meaning of home in unexpected places.
The story explores family dynamics, sibling relationships, self‑perception, and the universal longing for adventure that marks adolescence.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Alice Hoffman
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