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Light from a Distant Star : a Novel by Mary McGarry Morris is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Light from a Distant Star : a Novel about?
Light from a Distant Star is a gripping coming-of-age story with a brutal murder at its heart and a heroine as unforgettable as Harper Lee's "Scout." It is early summer and Nellie Peck is on the cusp of adolescence -- gangly, awkward, full of questions, but keenly observant and wiser than many of the adults in her life. The person she most admires is her father, Benjamin, a man of great integrity. His family's century old hardware store is failing and Nellie's mother has had to go back to work. Nellie's older half-sister has launched a disturbing search for her birth father. Often saddled through the long, hot days with her timid younger brother, Henry, Nellie is determined to toughen him up. And herself as well. Three strangers enter Nellie's protected life. Brooding Max Devaney is an ex-con who works in her surly grandfather's junkyard. Reckless Bucky Saltonstall has just arrived from New York City to live with his elderly grandparents. And pretty Dolly...
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Mary McGarry Morris
- Publisher
- Crown/Archetype
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307451880
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (568 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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