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Tommy’s summer is turned by her mother's terminal illness, which leads to an unexpected stay with her estranged father. As she spends time with him, she slowly comes to understand his perspective and confront the grief and losses that bond them both.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Deborah Moulton
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