Books like To the green mountains by Eleanor Cameron
Eleanor Cameron’s *To the Green Mountains* follows a young girl living in a small Midwestern town where her mother manages a local hotel. The girl is haunted by recurring dreams of a distant home she longs to return to, exploring themes of family, adolescence, and the pull of belonging.
First publish date: 1975
Genre: Coming of Age/Young Adult Coming of Age
Authors: Eleanor Cameron
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