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In The Saskiad, precocious 12‑year‑old Saskia keeps a run‑down commune together in rural New York, filled with stories and imagination. With a vanished guru, a faded psychedelic pickup, and an absentee father who only is known via distant postcards, Saskia turns everyday life into epic adventures, drawing in the other children of the commune. Her growing bond with a newcomer, 13‑year‑old Jane Singh, strengthens as Saskia receives an invitation to join her father on an enigmatic holiday expedition, keeping the reader engaged in a tale of friendship, family, and the search for belonging.
First publish date: January 1997
Genre: Coming of Age/Childhood Coming of Age
Authors: Brian Hall
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