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No Scarlet Ribbons follows 13‑year‑old Rachel as she adjusts to her mother’s remarriage. The new family routine feels mundanely ordinary to her, and she attempts to influence the dynamics of her step‑family to fit her own ideas of what a family should be. The story explores the challenges of teenage adjustment, family expectations, and the longing for a sense of belonging in the midst of change.
First publish date: 1981
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Susan Terris
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